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Longhorn Poems - Poems about Longhorn


Premium Member Hermit the Sad Hamitic Longhorn
Hermit’s wife was hustled off to the Hebrides Islands, very far. Hermit felt horrible as he saw her being loaded in a cattle car. This was on the other side of Scotland, would he ever see her again? He was being winked at by her randy sister, her identical twin. He was sad, and there is...

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Categories: longhorn, nostalgia,
Form: Cinqku
Premium Member Texas Longhorn
A rancher in friendly State of Texas proudly finds in his longhorn a nexus between fighter bull’s mad crash and Austin footballer’s dash, through history page to Spain he takes us. July 18, 2019 Syllable count : 10/10/7/7/10 (Checked on howmanysyllables.com)...

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Categories: longhorn, analogy, football,
Form: Limerick



The Herd
We used to have a larger group Ten thousand head at best Once we had the largest herd Of Longhorn in the west But, times got tough, we sold a few There was the drought back in '11 I didn't know it got so bad But, now....we're down to seven Yep, seven steers and cows and calfs Out standing in our field There's not a...

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Categories: longhorn, america,
Form: Rhyme
Jake and the Longhorn
I'll tell you a tale when Texas was young When women were scarce and horse thieves were hung. His name was Jake and he was six feet four - Prob'ly weighed three hundred or maybe more. Came down from Kansas with crime on his mind. Figgered to steal Longhorns - cows of some kind. He'd get filthy rich drivin' 'em North...

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Categories: longhorn, humorous,
Form: Couplet
No One Knows Where the Longhorn Goes
No one knows where the longhorn goes, When his breed is scattered and few— He once was king of the cattle ring, But his time in this world is through. We all must go where longhorns go, When the bone moon falls from the sky— We will not hide when we ride no more And the longhorn goes off to die. Our...

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Categories: longhorn, cowboy-western, introspection, life, mystery,
Form: Cowboy Poetry



The Mighty Longhorn Chair
Clayton King was a cattle baron With ranges like far flowin’ seas, And thousands of Texas longhorns Roilin’ around like swarms of bees. He built a huge cedar ranch house With everything he needed there, And oversaw his vast empire Right from his mighty longhorn chair. He had huge sets of longhorns, Some more that eight feet of course, On walls and over fireplaces And he...

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Categories: longhorn, cowboy-western, death, life, loss,
Form: Cowboy Poetry

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