Frederic Parker Poet Rhyme

Cowboys In the Badlands

The red sun cuts the gray sky like a dull knife
Morning, after fighting a long fireless night
We need to get to the Hole in the Wall
The Big Horn Mountains are cold in moonlight

We robbed a bank a couple days ago
A small dusty town in Johnson County
Traveled in circles for hours on end
Trying to elude the posse, looking for bounty

Now at the edge of a long narrow canyon
That leads to the Hole where we can hide
Dust in the distance is moving towards us
Time to saddle up, begin to ride

We have one cause, to escape the law
Many a time we've been shot and bled
Rustling cattle and robbing banks our call
If we're caught, we'll be hung or shot dead

Tonight we'll find safety in the hidden cabin
We'll rest with the money we just stole
Drink some whiskey and play some cards
Living life as an outlaw in this rocky hellhole

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Faye Gibson October 22, 2014 at 1:24 PM Congratulations, Frederic, you never disappoint.

Dr.Ram Mehta October 22, 2014 at 11:44 AM Fine story, congrats on the win,

Barbara Gorelick October 22, 2014 at 10:47 AM See, I told you it would do well! Congrats from your "hole in the wall" friend. BG

Jan Allison October 22, 2014 at 6:06 AM Great story - many congrats on your win Frederic:-) hugs Jan

Brenda Meier-Hans October 21, 2014 at 11:17 PM Congratulations on your win Frederic. I found your poem very much like the cowboy flicks I love. Especially the last stanza.

Carolyn Devonshire October 8, 2014 at 4:02 PM Dear Frederic, I think you captured the action that the sponsor wanted very well in this cowboy poem. I love poems that tell stories and really enjoyed this one! Best wishes in the contest. (Yes, mine was an entry too) Love, Carolyn

Andrea Dietrich September 24, 2014 at 12:39 AM by the way, my hubbie is not a big talker, but I would say that our marriage is better these past ten years than ever it was in the first 30. so proposal or not, it has worked out! Frederic Parker September 24, 2014 at 9:14 AM sounds like me, I'm not the big talker my wife is, but I do carry on the conversation

Andrea Dietrich September 24, 2014 at 12:38 AM I think you did exactly what the contest called for. It is a very cowboy like poem!! I have been to the Badlands. Have you? Must have been something back in those days!!

John Posey September 17, 2014 at 4:24 PM Well done ... should do well in the contest.... you seem to know a lot about the desert region around South Texas... I enjoye the color your words brought to the table .... Jake Frederic Parker September 19, 2014 at 1:23 PM Thank you John for your kindness, FYI..the hole in the wall and johnson county are not in Texas..

Juli- Michelle September 17, 2014 at 3:47 PM Great poem! I love your beautiful words.. I don't know how you all have the time and ambition to post such pieces of art EVERY day but I love reading them!! Lovely piece. Have a wonderful day, Juli-Michelle Frederic Parker September 19, 2014 at 1:28 PM thank you Juli for reading and your kindness, About time spent, I don't post every day and I'm old enough to be semi-retired, I do try to read poems on soup everyday but sometimes can't..I'm going to look up your poetry and see what you have written..

Barbara Gorelick September 17, 2014 at 12:14 PM I love cowboy novels..this would fit in nicely. I have read a lot about the Hole In The Wall...good poem, will do well. BG Frederic Parker September 19, 2014 at 1:33 PM thank you Barbara, I hope to do well but I've noticed everytime someone reads a poem I've entered and they say it should do well, it never does and there are some contests I already know who will do well if they enter, but that's another story...what will be will be