Jw Fellers Poet Cowboy Poetry

A Pocket Full of Rocks

The doors opened wide,
A Cowboy tired an’ worn.

Tears in his hide,
Even his chaps were torn.

Walkin’ towards’im, the old Padre heard,
He’as mumblin’ a story wild.

Sixty moons back he’d lost the herd,
How he liked ‘ole Curly cooked mild.

Twelve moons back God gave’em gold,
Some nuggets, a little dust.

Faintly the Cowboy told,
“Only Him can a feller trust.”

He reached threw his chaps,
Slowly their hands embrace.

Exhausted he nearly collapse,
Hearin’ the dust leave it’s trace.

All to Him I’d give,
The first house of His I see.

Reacon He let me live,
A Padres’ Cross set’em free

He opened up his hand.
As the Cowboy staggered away.

Rocks an’ siftin’ sand,
Helped the Cowboy pray.

By: JW “Ish” Fellers ~ TexasCowboyIsh
September 21, 2009 ~ Monday

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Skat A May 22, 2016 at 5:34 PM JW, well penned. Enjoyed reading your thoughts and words today. *SKAT*"

Jw Fellers October 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM Thanks Ms. Carolyn for the kinds words. Keep that 'ole hat handy, Ma'am. The wind of inspiration could be blowin' threw your hair directly. I've actually fine-tuned this one a little, very little, since I posted it here. This was really kinda a ruff-draft, if-you-will. I knew I needed to fill-in some places to get the image in my mind converted onto paper. I'll put it up so-as ya'll can see which one best. Thanks again, Ms Carolyn. JW ~ TexasCowboyIsh

Carolyn Devonshire October 9, 2009 at 1:46 PM I really enjoy your cowboy-style writes, JW. This has a magical quality to it, kind of like the movie "High Plains Drifter." My cowboy hat is sitting on a hook next to my computer. When do we ride? Love, Carolyn

Jw Fellers September 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM Thanks Mr. Abe for the kind words. Take-Care, my friend. JW ~ TexasCowboyIsh

Abe Lopez September 22, 2009 at 8:36 PM Thanks for sharing your work... this is a classic ....

Carol Sunshine Brown September 22, 2009 at 5:53 AM Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us JW. I enjoyed reading your poetry today. I wish you the best in your future writing endeavors. Love, Carol

Jw Fellers September 21, 2009 at 11:04 PM Howdy Ya'll!! I just wrote this story this morning. Wanted to put it up here to see what you folks think of it. Thanks in advance for your feedback. JW ~ TexasCowboyIsh