Wanted Dead Or Alive

Shots fired 

In a western town

Smoke clears

From the barrel of a gun 


Two arch rivals 

In a duel of death

Who's the better gunslinger

Will be put to the test


Bullets fly 

On a mission to kill

Only the Bulls-eye shooter 

Holsters his weapon again


Sheriff falls 

To bite the dust

A cowboy escapes  

Trailed by bounty hunters and hounds


A reward is set

On church walls and saloons

"Wanted dead or alive"

Reports Tombstone daily news

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 6/23/2019 4:03:00 PM
Love the cowboy stuff. Grew up with it...Wanted to be a cowboy till I was at least 19. How about you? ... And now: Boots don't fit anymore, and I only shoot blanks.... LOL... Great write, Arturo. :) gw
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/23/2019 4:56:00 PM
I admired the Cowboys in the old western movies...but in retrospect I don't think I would survive...it was too rough...
Date: 6/22/2019 10:59:00 PM
a classic like those towering cowboy fils, arturo... very nicely done!...huggs
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/23/2019 4:57:00 PM
Thank you nette...
Date: 6/22/2019 12:13:00 PM
Action filled poem Arturo. I agree it is like watching a movie. You have written this well and brought us there. Have a nice day :)
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/22/2019 12:33:00 PM
Thank you Heidi...I have a short attention span...so I'm attempting to entertain while spreading my message...All the best
Date: 6/22/2019 7:37:00 AM
Well depicted Arturo--felt like I watching a movie scene..a fun read, indeed!
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/22/2019 9:44:00 AM
Wonderful...It's one of the few poems I wrote that I enjoy...Thank you
Date: 6/22/2019 5:18:00 AM
We need you alive Arturo lol...who's going to write your wonderful verses...happy trails my friend...^WW^...{*J*}
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/22/2019 9:52:00 AM
This is life... live by the sword die by the sword...and that applies to everything... be it good or bad...All the best
Date: 6/22/2019 4:26:00 AM
bloody hounds, someone needs to feed them some dry hand feed to keep them off the scent...one ponders what they're duelling over, is it worth such a high cost? Such a paradox, "wanted dead or alive", I hope he escapes - either way.
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/22/2019 4:53:00 AM
Nothing has really changed from the days of old...except technology... he will escape and probably become the sheriff too...live by the gun must die by the gun...
Date: 6/21/2019 5:57:00 PM
This poem made me feel like I was standing there in the old west watching this scene. Very nicely done on the imagery.
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/22/2019 9:57:00 AM
If you're slow at the draw...you might be killed or badly injured...what I mean is you have to be alert and ready...This is what I have learned for these scenes...
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