Carrie Richards Poet Narrative

Life of a Cowboy

I've got me a woman, a sweet lovin' woman
So, "Why", do you ask, "am I sayin' goodbye?"
A cowboy like me, has a hankerin' to be free..
Free to be roamin' under sweet prairie skies
                                                every once in awhile,
Even tho' I'll be missin' her lovin' and kissin'
                                               and the sight of her smile.

I saddled my horse, knowing of course
That she wants me to stay....
But I kissed her goodbye, saw the tears in her eyes
                                               as I mounted my pony and trotted away
I knew she'd be grievin', because of my leavin'
But I gotta have space with walls closin' around me
I gotta get riding, where fences ain't binding.

As I ride dusty trails, I'll be hummin' a song
"The Red River Valley", or some others I've known
I'll play my guitar, harmonizing with birds
While the crickets at sundown, know all the words
Then night after night as I lay by my fire
After cooking up bacon, and some biscuits and beans
I'll think of my life, and my home and my woman
About my 'lil' darlin', and 'bout what love really means
I'll remember the good times, forgetting the bad times
I won't sleep 'cause the moonlight shines in my face
With coyotes a howlin', and the rocks in my bed roll
I'm tossin' and turnin', and for my woman I'm yearnin'

When I'm done with my roamin', ...well, then I'll be home bound
Back to my sweetheart, where you know I should be
I'll saddle my horse....knowing of course....
That I'll tell my sweet woman, I'll hang around this time....
Until that old fever gets me, and I'm scratchin' and itchin' 
Then I'll catch up my pony, throw on my old bed roll
I'll head for the mountains, smell sage on the prairie
And I'll gallop through the valley of the thick chaparral
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Vince Suzadail Jr. January 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM Must have missed this one. Always had a soft spot for the old west. (maybe because there were so few liberals) God Bless. Vince

Daniel Cwiak May 22, 2010 at 6:01 AM YippeeIAyy there cowboy! Congrats on the win. Dan C

John Freeman May 21, 2010 at 7:44 PM Congratulations on your win Carrie. Agape, Moses

Carol Sunshine Brown May 21, 2010 at 4:20 AM Congratulations on your win in Deborah's contest "Giddy Up" Carrie. Love, Carol

Joyce Johnson May 20, 2010 at 10:45 AM Great Cowboy poem. Congratulations on another first place. There's no stopping you. Love, JoyceI

James Fraser May 20, 2010 at 8:34 AM Congratulations Carrie on your 1st place in Deborah's contest. You took me on a little journey with this one >> James

Andrea Dietrich May 4, 2010 at 7:11 AM you surely captured that cowboy spirit. They exactly had a "fever" for it! You sure "saddle up" for every challenge. This one does not grab me, but maybe if I ever catch a moment, I will give it a try. LUv,andrea

Sara Kendrick May 3, 2010 at 10:42 AM Interesting cowboy write that should do well in the contest...Good luck...Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my write about Hotel Upson...I had to go into town this morn to take Cody to the dr....The walls to the ground level floor is all that is standing...Keep the creative pen flowing..Sara

Ray Dillard May 2, 2010 at 7:48 PM What a fun poem about a free spirited cowboy! For the record,, I'd pick my honey over the pony ant time! Loved it, Carrie.

Joyce Johnson May 2, 2010 at 7:11 PM This is great Carrie. Have you ever tried posting on The Cowboy Corner. I have some poems on there. Thanks for your comments on my posting. Love, Joyce