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Ropin' Pen

Ropin Pen
Headed to the ropin' pen
On a Saturday night
Cooler is loaded
This just feels right

Got the ol' dodge rollin'
You know I ain't no phony 
Got this six horse trailer
Loaded with my one and only

It's a 10 point slide
Down there at Cody's 
With a fresh batch of steers 
Lookin for some ponies 

I'm just a number three
But it's only a twelve header
Heeler is a two
So he ain't no better

16 back in the short go
With 19 of em' being mine 
I was ropin' like Trevor Brazier!
All I needed was a time 

But at the bottom of the ninth
Things were lookin' bad
My partner flipped his loop
Right up under my ol' nag

Ol' Rowdy didn't agree
All of a sudden he turned feral 
Made a beeline towards the chute 
Then shut down and turned the barrel

In all his years as a barrel horse
That was the best run he'd ever made
Luckily for me
I came out, unscathed

I woulda had that ropin'
But it was capped at a 7
If only I won the saddle pad
Ol' Rowdy would think he'd gone to heaven

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 3/18/2015 11:27:00 PM
Kayt, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 3/14/2015 7:07:00 PM
Kayt, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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