Cowboy Cathedral

A cowboy ain't got no use fer the trappin's uv a meetin' house affiliation, In which to commune with the Lord to git his religious inspiration! He won't be corralled by a staid and sanctimonious congregation. He's free to wrangle his spiritual grub from God's Grand Creation! He ain't got no need fer a fancy altar er them hard-backed pews, And he won't squirm fer hours as the preacher expounds upon his views! The great outdoors is his cathedral where he can worship ever' day. He lifts his eyes to the hills whence comes strength frum across the way! The Lord provides music with the thunder rumblin' across the range, Along with the tenor uv a ripplin' stream as it meanders through the grange. The risin' sun warms his soul as his hoss canters across the plains. The splendid sunsets are more stunnin' than any uv them glass-stained panes! He ain't worried about enterin' a church to be met by a contemptuous sigh, Jes' 'cause he ain't dressed proper in a three-hundred dollar suit and tie! The Lord welcomes him in His cathedral with his scruffy boots and jeans. With his sweat-stained shirt and old slouch hat, he's considered a man of means! He ain't impressed with majestic naves, apses, transepts and sech things. His sanctuary is the splendor uv the universe and the blessin's that it brings! His pew is his saddle where he bows his head in reverent adoration, Knowin' that frum the grandest cathedral of all, He'll hear his supplication! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)