Sinter's Cross, Part II
......A warrior shrieked, pitched sideways,
bled when he hit the ground,
the Apache spurred their horses,
looking to flank around.
But John expected such a thig,
he looked right and saw one,
the I...
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Categories:
cowhands, conflict, courage, death, hero,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Hoping For Sound of a Calf
...Their horses seemed to understand the need for silence
They stood still as the cowhands searched the terrain
Hoping the sound of the lost calf would come in the wind...
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Categories:
cowhands, western,
Form: Free verse
Dark Knight the Gigolo Stallion
...beyond Sampson Canyon where the wild ones were
dark Knight the lead stallion stormed into the fray
master speciman of equine handsomeness
lusty females followed him out, their hooves stomping and...
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Categories:
cowhands, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
A Poetic Trilogy On Life's Great Beauty
...A Poetic Trilogy On Life's Great Beauty
(I.)
Beauty That Many Of Us Oft Miss
Skies dancing above Nature's treasures
With birds flying through its rainbow lights
Greatness, man can not truly ...
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Categories:
cowhands, appreciation, beautiful, family, life,
Form: Rhyme
The Peace Process
...The Peace Process
I don’t know where I`m going with this
but there is peace in Colombia, the Marxist rebels lost
and their sexy women soldiers in green fatigue and
weapons in arms will hand it ...
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Categories:
cowhands, autumn, basketball, beach, best
Form: Blank verse
Big John Wayne In Cowboys Pleiades C
...“Cowboys” , big John Wayne starred.
Cowhands abandon him.
Call, joining the Goldrush.
Could greenhorn kids succeed.
Camp cook and chuck wagon,
Complete the trail crew drive.
Cow punching green ...
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Categories:
cowhands, bereavement, children, teen, ,
Form: Pleiades
Page 4 the Continuing Saga of Zack Waverly
...Page 4 The Lost Souls Saloon
With a wave of her hand
The cowhands all dispersed
Then she spoke to me some words
I'm sure were well rehearsed
She leaned a little forward,
placed her palm '...
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Categories:
cowhands, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
The Eel River Tragedy
...Eel River Tragedy
I’ve gold dollars for my darlin and a Stetson for my son,
and in my old broke saddlebags, I keep my Schofield gun,
when home I’ll make some coffee and tell a tale I’ve seen,
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Categories:
cowhands, loss, remember, river,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Hard Life, Well Spent
...Cowboys herdin’ cattle cross dusty trails
Sandy hooves paint ground fog in their wake
Shuffling along swattin’ flies off molty hides
Riders amble aside keeping eye on their stake
Chuck wagon camps, ...
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Categories:
cowhands, animals, cowboy-western, friendship, life,
Form: Free verse
The Last Cowboy
...Silent sage and chaparral
Gather ‘round the old corral,
Like the cowhands way back then
When the Old West did begin.
Too soon gone are all the days
Of the cowboy and his ways—
He’ll be herdin...
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Categories:
cowhands, cowboy-western, introspection, life, time,
Form: Cowboy Poetry