Boot Hill

Never-ending bloodstained boots tossed on top
of the growing mound of vignettes
around so many young men
seeking a name to boast
courageous conquests
facing the best
gunfighters
just to
die

NB: A nod to Robert Hinshaw and his poem ‘A Stroll Through Boot Hill Cemetery’.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023


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Date: 2/24/2023 10:06:00 PM
Well written :)
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 2/25/2023 6:59:00 AM
Good morning Heidi. Thanks for stopping by and commenting! :)
Date: 2/20/2023 11:29:00 AM
I enjoyed your "Boot Hill" write. Man is still the sames only the dates have changed. Have a fun day................
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 2/20/2023 11:35:00 AM
Thank you dear Paula. I appreciate your comments. Yes, fun and sun today - yea!
Date: 2/20/2023 8:43:00 AM
Many would be gunfighters final place of rest, they weren't so quick as they thought they were. Tom
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 2/20/2023 8:47:00 AM
Thanks Tom. Hope you have a great week! L
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