Short Gunslinger Poems

The 
oldest
position
under the crown-
and
fastest
gunslinger
in frontier
towns...

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Fairly
Squarely
Rarely
Barely
Shot from the hip fairly, squarely true
Loaded clip but, rarely, barely drew




1-19-2018...

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A gunslinger carving a notch
Slipped, sticking the knife in his crotch
Of course it drew blood
But more like a flood
So right thar lies Cassidy Botch...

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Knighted Cards

Richard Boone
Presented Paladin cards under an ominous tune.
First gunslinger so erudite
In circumstances likely to explode like cordite....

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There was a gunslinger with a quick trigger.
Folks nicknamed him the town’s grave digger.
One day while setting his watch
He shot himself in the crotch.
Now he is noticeably missing his vigor....

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Here lies the body shot to hell
Of the gunslinger Tim McGraw
Quick on the trigger, all can tell
He was awful slow on the draw


11-16-20
Contest: Quat-Ro your Four Line
Sponsor: Brian Strand...

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That doll, she outpaced any criminal
An honest gunslinger Ms. Annie Hall
She threw us cupcakes and books
We kept our seats by stern looks
She made accountants and the world did sprawl!

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7
7
10...

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Harry Horsman; devilish rake, wild
Prodigy gunslinger as a child
                        Robs the stages then departs                                 
Wields his way to woman’s hearts
Smoked ‘em all down with joy as he smiled...

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I’m goin’ back to cowboy ways
 What difference can it make
 I shaved and took a bath last month
 She still left town with Jake




Bart was an oldtime gunslinger,
 One that you never saw.
 Lightnin’ fast on the trigger,but
 Awful slow on the draw.






He was struttin’ a high priced roan..
 Came for poker with us
 Sent him back broke and all alone
 Ridin’ a Greyhound bus...

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Sam Adams was a cowboy
Back in the wild west
A badass gunslinger 
For hire to the biggest bidder
Often working for the law 
Sometimes working for the outlaws
He did not see much difference
He took the jobs 
That paid him the most 
Thought that if he did not do it
Someone else would no doubt 
Sam Adams thought about death
As he shot those that needed killing,
Better them than him he thought....

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With a sneer and a s....
His hand on the trigger
The little boy cocked his gun
His friends ran away
Cos' they would not play
With a boy that was no fun


Note...
Laugh in a half-suppressed and typically scornful way
Snicker in American Sn....... in English as in all dictionaries with no offensive connotations whatsoever.
I find the exclusion of the rest of the word in my poem out of my comprehension....

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lost in the
wild west riding
into town
gunslinger
trigger finger
meet the best
and go down
local saloon
I found clarity
with a girl flirt
said her name was
"Charity"
I told her
I would give
until it hurt
and charitable
she was...
with a howdy miss
gave her a kiss
just north of
her garter county
line she said how
about you grab
that garter
pardner
ride this filly
to the triple crown
you tasted
the best now
I expect you
to go down...

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Shots fired 

In a western town

Smoke clears

From the barrel of a gun 


Two arch rivals 

In a duel of death

Who's the better gunslinger

Will be put to the test


Bullets fly 

On a mission to kill

Only the Bulls-eye shooter 

Holsters his weapon again


Sheriff falls 

To bite the dust

A cowboy escapes  

Trailed by bounty hunters and hounds


A reward is set

On church walls and saloons

"Wanted dead or alive"

Reports Tombstone daily news...

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