Fort Worth Poems - Poems about Fort Worth

...You need to be a really good shooter if you catch your hat before it kisses the ground -- lest it be you. Cowboys like to do things nice -- and -- fast because just doing it nice will c......Read the rest...

...An old Aussie in the suburbs of Perth Writes the corniest folk songs on earth His heart’s always breakin’ He’s again been forsaken and his gals cheatin’ out thar in Fort Worth 2/13/22......Read the rest...

...A naturalist living in Perth [A man of considerable girth] Snagged an old kangaroo For an American zoo And shipped it off to Texas, (Fort Worth) Written April 29, 2021......Read the rest...

...Fort Worth to El Paso, a long stretch of tracks Deputies securing Wells Fargo money sacks, With reins in hand, stagecoach en route Jessie’s gang kicks dust, chasing the loot. Oil lamps hanging ......Read the rest...

...His skin like the patina of worn out leather, burnt and cracked from many hours in the sun. Across the wide plains in the hot Texas weather, he rode tall in the saddle to get the job done. Nort......Read the rest...

...I want a sassafras root beer soda my head on Mount Rushmore South Dakota I want a brand new pair of brown shoes get my name on a brand of booze wouldn't you I want to live in a mega palace cr......Read the rest...

...Everything's Big In Texas I'd like to saddle up my horse... Lope on down to Texas. Pack my Peacemaker, (Colt of course)... Oh! My solar plexus! I'm told that everything down there Is ALL, ......Read the rest...

..."The Thinker - FORT WORTH ZOO July 1980" What's on your mind? You scratch your head and stare, as if perhaps you've known me all along; and in your eyes, yes, I can see it there, a silent thought......Read the rest...

...Sleepless, half-naked and thirsty beside the river, under constant moonlight, waiting to feel the final impact of the Sun. I am locked up, dents on red knuckles, tears betraying a fear......Read the rest...

...Holly from Ohio, Grey hair long, The lines of your life draw a map upon your face of a life lived to the fullest. Smoking early morning away with your cup of coffee in the Dallas sunrise and sweet......Read the rest...

...If sixty years before in my place of birth had I been living in that Texas town Fort Worth. With long horn steers moving to and fro what would I have done, where would I go? Herding cattle or bre......Read the rest...

... A very big piece of turf we call the “Lone Star State” is what is called home by many poets that are great. From the Red River in the north, to the Rio Grande, there are many impressive memb......Read the rest...