It Was Enough

He rode his horse 'cross the plains wild and free
Toward that special place where mountains rise
He owed no man, the land was his to see
It was enough, 'til he recalled her eyes

She'd been sixteen and he had thought of vows
The world was new and he marveled at its size
Then she slipped away, left him with his cows
It was enough 'til he recalled her eyes



12/12/2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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December 15, 2016 at 8:29 PM
Hi Larry, Congratulations on your win:-) Alexis
Bradfield Avatar
December 15, 2016 at 9:15 PM
Thank you, Alexis...Larry
Canerdy Avatar
December 15, 2016 at 7:34 PM
So sweet and sad--and well-done, Larry. Congrats on your win! Janice
Bradfield Avatar
December 15, 2016 at 9:14 PM
Thank you, Janice!..Larry
Rodrigues Avatar
December 15, 2016 at 6:57 AM
Love this! It makes me think of the great grief of President Theodore Roosevelt upon losing his wife and mother in the same day.
Bradfield Avatar
December 15, 2016 at 3:12 PM
Thank you, Kim!..
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December 15, 2016 at 6:49 AM
'Left him with his cows' made me smile, quite the cowboy thinking of vows at 16! :)
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December 15, 2016 at 3:13 PM
Note that "she"was 16...not sayin' how old he was.LOL
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