His real name was Goyathlay
One who yawns
Was not the legendary leader
Of the Chiricahua Apache.
Though appeared to be so,
never a chief but a medicine man was he.
Returning home from battle found his
wife and children dead.
Murdered by the Spanish troops
caused such hatred of the whites
Vowed to kill as many as he could.
Fled to Mexico to evade capture
eluding the troops for a decade.
He surrendered to Gen. Cook.
who wanted to hang him by his head,
He and his group disappeared over night
then surrendered to General Lawton.
Who had had the tenacity to wear the Apache down.
Returned to US with Lawton and officially
surrendered to General Nelson Miles in 1886.
They transported him to Florida, then on to
Fort Sill in Oklahoma,where he died
as a prisoner in 1894.
*Once I moved like the wind, Now I surrender to you and that is all.*
*Quotation. By Geronimo
penned 13/4/2015
I knew a rodeo champ in Tulsa
He was broad shouldered with shiny blonde hair
He was a sight to behold with women
And knew all of them at our county fair
Then one night in the dead of the Winter
He left town and was never seen again
We heard he had settled down in Texas
Or he was seen in Lawton now and then.
We’ve got a high school rodeo team now
'Bout the best you’ll find anywhere 'round here
Four ropers, three riders and a young clown –
They're all broad shouldered with shiny blonde hair
September 24, 2016
For Contest 210, Brian Strand
A Young Cowboy From Tulsa
I once knew a young cowboy in Tulsa
Broad shouldered with long blonde hair
He rodeo’d with the best of that breed
And was champion of our county fair.
He was a sight to behold with women
A new girl every Saturday night
Never heard ‘em complain about nothin’
They all said he treated them right.
Then one night in the dead of the Winter
He left town and was never seen again
We heard he had settled down in Texas
Or he was seen in Lawton now and then.
The time passed quickly since he left us
All the women got on with their lives
Thought they couldn’t live without him
Now they are all makin’ excellent wives.
We’ve got a high school rodeo team now
About the best you’ll find anywhere
Four ropers, three riders and a clown –
Broad shouldered with long blonde hair.
SeSaw Back and Forth
About all of her experience we were curious
Founded out and are excited and delirious
And then many screamed and out they cried
She's not only experienced but over-qualified.
Bernie's experience was really in bad trouble
His whole life he spent living in a bubble
When you saw his experience it had been
Old and part of organization again and again.
White sock's on one foot and other's red sock
Found in Chicago and Boston baseballs socks
Only knowledge Bernie has in the debates
Is strictly limited to the Northeastern States.
If you were in Seattle and near Fort Lawton
I'm sure Bernie would have been forgotten
And when asked he said that less he cares
When you are mentioning foreign affairs.
Of all weird things we heard about Bernie
He never was ever an outright attorney
When you mentioned guns being outlawed
Back and forth about subject he se-sawed.
James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
Pretty Woman
Oh, pretty woman
You have caught my eye
On a business trip
And need a tour guide
With beauty and wit
Week rendezvous
Evening delight
Dining, fine wine,
Falling in love
We're from two
Different
Worlds dear, but
Say you'll
Stay with
Me
1/6/2016
Diminished Hexaverse
Poetry Contest: Favorite Movie
Sponsored by: Nayda Ivette Negron
Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film set in Los Angeles.
A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.
Director: Garry Marshall
Writer: J.F. Lawton
Stars: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander
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