Earl Schumacker Poet Cowboy Poetry

On the Prairie

On The Prairie

Congregated on the prairie western clear with beasts
Cowboy chews tobacco, swirls black liquid, spits
Projectile clean, target hit, lizard quick
Long tongued creature stunned
No time to snatch a timid bug
So much hungry love undone
Reptile rolls over rounded rock pin ball like
Looks both ways before crossing into dark
Cowpoke silhouetted, floated on campfire
Smiles Clint Eastwood style
Slips a small stogie through cracked dry lips
Moves it from left to right
Lights it, inhales harsh life
Jagged teeth, yellow, tinted by time
Clinched while he thinks about old wars  
A warrior down to the core 
Grins at the beans bubbling up
Old iron skillet and the western sky 
Gazes at the long lost stars through smoke
Shakes sand off hat and boots when done
Speaks not a single word 
But with a sigh he rises and rides off

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Maurice Yvonne April 17, 2015 at 6:10 PM Another fantastic write, love this style of writing. Excellent! Earl Schumacker April 18, 2015 at 11:18 AM Hi Maurice. Thank you so much. I was reaching for the soul of the old west, not to capture it but to set it free. I think I got close. Glad you liked it. It was a fun write. Have a great week end. Earl