Larry Bradfield Poet Cowboy Poetry

Who Will Cry

Who will cry for the dead cowboys
Buried along the trail
Who will cry for the dead cowboys
The ones who try and fail

Some have died in brash adventure
An' some in happenstance
But die they did and dead they lie
An' never had a chance

Mark it down as young man's folly
Or as romantic tales
But a wooden cross on the Plains
Must mark a man who fails

But more than that, ah, yes much more
It marks a man who tried
And the wooden cross on his grave
Records that one man cried

Who will cry for the young cowboys
Graves scattered to and fro
Perhaps no one will cry at all
They'd prob'ly have it so

11/12/2017

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Charlie Smith December 5, 2017 at 9:47 PM Been missing my Bradfield fix, had to look you up, you never disappoint Larry... Larry Bradfield December 5, 2017 at 9:51 PM What a nice thing to say, Charlie!...Thank you!!

DM Babbit November 13, 2017 at 12:13 PM I'll cry for the Rawhide Wagon Train Rebels that built this country as well as for the Commanche, Arapaho and all Native Americans. Thanks for returning me to my roots of youth and the great American West. Larry Bradfield November 13, 2017 at 2:01 PM Thank you!..Where are your roots, DMB?

Silent One November 13, 2017 at 5:02 AM Excellent write.. Nice to see you posting Larry.. Larry Bradfield November 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM Thank you...It's always nice to hear from you!!