Blue Steel

Leather haberdashery, leather holster,
Blue steel, steady hands
Nerves controlled,
eye on the mark,
Squeeze, slow and steady,
Eruption and bullseye.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 10/1/2009 4:38:00 PM
yike! I tryed a gun on a target range once....my bud didn't think I got the "point" guess I turned toward him nochanlantly with a 22 in hand LOL..NOT! No guns for the deb Light & Love
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Date: 9/13/2009 12:31:00 PM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week. Mom
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Date: 9/13/2009 8:41:00 AM
Congratulations! Excellent free verse. ~Milt~
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Date: 9/10/2009 7:37:00 AM
This is a wonderful, awesome… poem,.; I love your style. You are such a great poet. Please keep writing and congrats on your poem being featured this week. Hope to read more of your wonderful poems. You are great friend! Adeleke
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Date: 9/8/2009 5:44:00 PM
Doris - Congratulations on having your poetry featured this week – God Bless, mj
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Date: 9/8/2009 12:42:00 PM
Doris, congrats on being featured this week...Raul
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Date: 9/7/2009 3:21:00 PM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week Doris, mother and daughter honored in the same week>>James
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Date: 9/7/2009 7:29:00 AM
Congratulations on your excellent poetry being featured this week Doris. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/7/2009 6:13:00 AM
Doris,..thats a perfect shot ! Congratulations on this awesome poem being featured this week ! james
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Date: 9/7/2009 12:00:00 AM
Congrats on your feature poem this week Doris.Rgds Brian
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Date: 8/7/2009 4:24:00 PM
Very clever indeed
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Date: 8/6/2009 3:19:00 PM
Clever write Doris>>James
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Date: 8/6/2009 3:21:00 AM
Another great poet is unleashed upon PoetrySoup. I enjoy reading your poetry Doris. Please continue. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/5/2009 7:11:00 AM
Scary. I didn't know that about you. Mom
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