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One night I dreamed I wandered, weary in a desert until a clear blue water lake emerged ahead midst the new pine landscape of my dream. Four specks far away, approaching. . . soon turned into four strong ranchers wearing big brim cowboy hats. My memory was stirred in tune with an upbeat melody. And suddenly I knew just who they were! One, dressed all in black, sat tall and handsome in his saddle. Another, plain and burly, gave a toothy grin. Another, young and charming, smiled and winked at me! The silver-haired gent, their father, met my gaze with warm and honest eyes. Seeing my exhaustion, he offered me a place to stay. Oh, happy dream that I had drifted into: that bygone era of my youth when Adam, Hoss and Little Joe, along with the grand patriarch Ben Cartwright, had been invited into living rooms on Sunday nights as families like mine watched their televisions all those years ago. A bonanza of romance, friendship, loyalty and courage had given us the good-hearted milder side of the wild wild west. Alongside the Cartwright clan, I rode inside my dream toward the cozy ranch house built on the land of legend called the Ponderosa, anticipating Hop Sing’s home-cooked supper. Inspired by the Wild Wild West Poetry Contest * hear the lyrics of the Bonanza theme song as sung by Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA-PdP4k4Xw
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