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Dust Off Your Hat and Pray

However winds may blow On this old rugged trail Drowning in desert sand Caught in fires of rain Saddle up your horse to leave Before the break of day Dust off your hat and pray Ride on Cowboy While sun lights up the way A cyclone is growing yonder Ride winds of change However winds may blow On this old rugged trail In tumbling weeds of heartache Trapped in worlds of pain Saddle up your horse to leave Before the break of dawn Dust off your hat and pray RIDE ON COWBOY Night will soon be here RIDE ON COWBOY DUST OFF YOUR HAT AND PRAY

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Janice Canerdy

Date: 6/7/2020 11:23:00 AM

I REALLY like this poem. It is beautiful and expressively symbolic. I especially like "tumbling weeds of heartache." Janice

Arturo Michael
Date: 6/7/2020 7:09:00 PM

me too... My favorite line is Dust off your hat and pray... those two lines are original...probably the very few I have that can't be picked off the shelves...Thanks Janice

Paul Callus

Date: 5/31/2020 9:39:00 AM

Beautiful and expressive, Arturo. The music and your lyrics go well together. The child in me still yankers for those entertaining cowboy films....which reminds me that Clint Eastwood is 90 years old today! Regards // paul

Arturo Michael
Date: 6/7/2020 7:12:00 PM

Yes, this was a fortunate one...It's galloped straight out of my head...and I got some original lines out of it...well, two lines...the title and tumbling weeds of heartache...

Panagiota Romios

Date: 5/31/2020 9:27:00 AM

Hi Arturo. This sounds Amost lyrical....enjoyed Panagiota xoxo.

Arturo Michael
Date: 6/7/2020 7:14:00 PM

It is...I must pay more attention to form...whether it be verse, lyrical, sonnet, or rhyme...Thanks Panagiota

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 5/21/2020 11:37:00 AM

A soulful cowboy riding in the dust and sunset - love cowboy films but this is a definite possibility fora country and western series! "Dust off your hat and pray" - Ride on Cowboy - love it! Blessings, and hugs, Jennifer. (A Fave.)

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/21/2020 2:26:00 PM

I'm proud of that line..."Dust off your hat and pray"...I believe it's mine...although I don't see it anywhere else...you never know...nothing is new under the sun...Thanks Jennifer

Heidi Sands

Date: 5/19/2020 6:42:00 PM

I enjoyed this Arturo. Great one :)

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/21/2020 2:26:00 PM

Thanks Heidi...All the best

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/19/2020 8:38:00 AM

Did you write and play the music?

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/19/2020 11:00:00 AM

No, the music is not mine... I usually search for background music to add to my verses...I could spend hours trying to find a suitable instrumental... I was fortunate with "A warrior for love" and now this one...I've done 32 mini videos...on YOUTUBE...and got two perfect, after learning the cut and paste method ... by the way...there's no copywriter restriction if chosen from YouTube library...Thanks my friend

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/19/2020 8:35:00 AM

I like the vibe of this piece.

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/19/2020 10:55:00 AM

It was a combination of forces...

Beata Agustin

Date: 5/19/2020 7:16:00 AM

Wow! Thanks for sharing this... so full of hope. God bless you.

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/19/2020 10:53:00 AM

Thanks Beata...God bless you too

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 5/18/2020 10:12:00 PM

Ride 'em cowboy! That's the spirit for sure. I love this poem, with its western flair.

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/19/2020 10:52:00 AM

I'm almost a soul Cowboy... the rough parts are hard to swallow...Thanks Evelyn

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 5/18/2020 8:55:00 PM

Your poem is so melodic and with the imagery, it reads like a country song. I love it, Arturo! xx Rhonda

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/19/2020 10:50:00 AM

Thanks Rhonda...Some of these poems come out of the blues... without much effort, this one is almost perfect, words and music and timing...All the best to you and yours...

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 5/18/2020 8:29:00 PM

WOW!!! I simply adore this one. I love horses and cowboys and the west and this is such a wonderful poem relating to the west and all it entails.... love every line. God bless you dear friend and wishing you many more wonderous writes. Love to you, Gina

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/19/2020 10:47:00 AM

Glad you liked it...Thank you and God bless you too...

Winged Warrior

Date: 5/18/2020 6:57:00 AM

Yippee-ki-yay!! Mr. Arturo...this verse would make a great Song...Clint Eastwood watch out lol...best wishes from the Slingster :o)

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/18/2020 11:56:00 AM

It's amazing how people react when they hear country...it really has a spirit...Thanks WW

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/17/2020 8:48:00 PM

very cool cowboy poetry, my friend!

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/18/2020 11:56:00 AM

Just easy...

Silent One

Date: 5/17/2020 10:42:00 AM

Ride on cowboy Yee has.... Nice uplifting poem .

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/18/2020 11:57:00 AM

Express yourself...Thanks for the support...

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 5/17/2020 4:44:00 AM

Hi Ho Silver ... Great Poem Thank you Arturo

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/18/2020 11:57:00 AM

Make sure to water the horse...Thanks Shirley

Janice Canerdy

Date: 5/16/2020 4:16:00 PM

Arturo, this is very uplifting. You have used some vivid, effective metaphors. Janice

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/16/2020 6:11:00 PM

I think I got an original line..."Dust off your hat and pray" the rest you will get on the shelves...although...for these times Put on your mask and pray...would be suitable...All the best Janice

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/16/2020 2:58:00 PM

- "However winds may blow" ... life goes on ... a lovely poem, Arturo :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/16/2020 6:07:00 PM

However the wind blows...Thanks Anne-Lise...Glad to know you're keep good...Stay Safe

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/16/2020 11:47:00 AM

I like the rugged, stoic feel of this - it makes me think of 'My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys' by Willie Nelson-

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/16/2020 2:31:00 PM

Thanks Michelle...it's ruggedly tender...

Vijay Pandit

Date: 5/16/2020 10:54:00 AM

Your poem has a rhythm of a song--enjoyed the vibrancy of your words--so well written, Arturo!

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/16/2020 11:41:00 AM

Yes... All by chance...as I searched for a back ground track for the write...I stepped into this song...a fit of hand in glove...

Gary Bateman

Date: 5/16/2020 9:32:00 AM

Hello Arturo!! Thanks for your recent comment on one of my latest poems!! When I read the words and verses of "DUST OFF YOUR HAT AND PRAY," the words and imagery of your poem actually brought to my mind several of the famous "Clint Eastwood" westerns that he both played in and directed. At least, this was my first impression. Most Excellent Work as always Arturo!! Best Wishes, Gary

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/16/2020 11:38:00 AM

Clint did it...he brought out that Cowboy image to the world...I certainly enjoyed it like food...Good luck on your project...

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 5/16/2020 9:13:00 AM

Enjoyed this! Lovely to read you today Arturo. Hugs! xomo

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/16/2020 11:36:00 AM

I just read the Raiders...I see why you like it...It's good, good good...those writers are not easy...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/16/2020 9:18:00 AM

Rose Puddles is amazing! Thank you for asking. Had her bad toe amputated this winter, and again, we have to knock years off her estimated age. Wish they could tell us when they are in pain. ~x

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/16/2020 9:16:00 AM

I had to go look for my most precious old poetry book to find the poem you reminded me of with this, "The Raiders", by Will H. Ogilvie. Thank you my friend!

Arturo Michael
Date: 5/16/2020 9:15:00 AM

You're flying these day...How's the doggie...Thanks Maureen...Keep safe