Short Wild West Poems

wobbly wild west winds 
chasing away the evils?
winter in wane wails?
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ruby cowboy boots
the bedazzled wild west meets
the wizard of oz


Posted on March 27, 2025...

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make believe wild west
fingers pointed and thumbs cocked
back yard gunslingers


For the "guns" contest

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Dust swirls in Tucumcari,
Two shadows draw at noon,
Steel flashes, sharp echoes,
Silence falls, one man stands,
Desert sun claims the victor....

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HAIKU #114


Wilderness whispers 
Weary wild west wind whistles;
Weeping willows watch

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Leon Enriquez
08 Nov 2020
Singapore...

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One Saturday in a fest
I met an old buddy in a vest
Who was mighty grateful to bond
At the side of an old pond
And tell stories of the wild west...

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HAIKU #106


Wild West wind wanders
Weeping willow whispers well;
Wry wet writes word wit


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Leon Enriquez
25 October 2020
Singapore...

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I
am
of the
opinion
that most 
of the trouble
that happened in
the Wild West could
have been avoided if 
the architects had made 
the towns just slightly bigger....

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Jessie James
Made it big as a wild west tough guy,
And when he came to town folks would hide.
He hung up his guns saying this life ain't fun,
And at the hand of a friend Jessie died....

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Feels like only bandits wear masks 
Tellers shouldn't wear em for doing their tasks
In the old wild west
Sheriffs were the best 
We knew the rules we never had to ask...

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In spite of a long history as a gunfighter
From my early days as a wild west sniper
Turned out pretty good
Wouldn't change if I could
Turned out to be a smashing good limerick writer...

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Hawaii’s coffee is Kona
Mexico’s beer is Corona
But Tucson loves Stock
And now owns a used Glock
For the gun culture of Arizona     

Author's note:  News flash--Glocks are now flying off the shelves in Arizona....

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~ Limerick-Style Political Verse ~


Let's defund the Police! We see the light!
Speaking Truth to Power: The Left is Right!
   Coz they care about Crime
   And don't want to waste time
Posses, Mob Justice ~ The future's so bright!...

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Another day yet another mass slaying
Mental health cannot be fully blamed
Even politicians must accept some blame
Rights to defend it maybe constitutionally 
In wild west how many carried gatling guns
Challenging to duel settled most disputes
Ask yourself where is defence in slaying...

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Long time ago in town of El Paso 
there's a handsome cowboy named Hunter Joe.
Charming as Buffalo Bill,
his mere looks could even kill; 
Ladies flocked him like a wild Wild West show. 

May 1, 2023 

A Funny Or Bawdy Limerick Poetry Contest (4th place) 
Sponsored By: Tania Kitchin...

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Magazine ads and newspaper obituaries
skitter across the streets
like tumbleweed in the desert.
Rims the size of carriage wheels roll by.
Everyone's holsters are filled,
even the children carry pistols.
The schools are ghost towns
but the saloons stay occupied.
This is the Wild, Wild West....

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A carriage stops by a water trough and an
empty roofed stable with a long bench. Driver
helps folks and gets a drink. He returns, tells all
they leave in one minute. A man of no rank says
why stop. Driver says, no stops for 150 miles and
no one wants to be near here. So, are we ready?...

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bullets are flying
and people dying
without a reason why
as bloody bodies lie
so much rage
any age
some may say tougher gun laws
others will say laws bring flaws
this blood bath has to stop
life on Earth not a flop
God may be the answer
just ask a minister
this isn't the wild west
when they had so much less...

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Jessie James
Made it big as a wild west tough guy,
And when he came to town folks would hide.
He hung up his guns saying,"This life ain't fun."
And at the hand of a friend Jessie died.



Jessie James was shot in the back by a trusted friend, Robert Ford on April 3,1882 for the reward offered for his capture Dead or Alive....

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I don’t know where you came from
Could not even take a guess
Did you jump off of a train car?
Are you from the Wild West?

You’re wearing a sombrero
And a pair of running shoes
You’re dancing the bolero
And reading local news

You brought me homemade cookies
And some milk to wash them down
Of course I’ll have some hard candies
You’re the coolest granny in town!...

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What's in a name?
Feel life's stern game.


Sense wild wild west 
Harsh frontier fest


Browse as you see
Tales that sprang spree


Bites of lost sites
Zane Grey's old writes


Stories and stuff
Cowboys and bluff


So many years
Now age draws near


Like memoirs crisp
Time has flown brisk




Leon Enriquez
11 September 2019
Singapore...

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The Wild West.
I jump on my horse old lucky.
We take to the hills along the trails.
Across the plains, we do ride. Like wind high in the trees, I do see.
We ride for hours without a worry.
For we are in no real hurry.
Across the wild west, I do ride with the most pride I do have.
Then wouldn't you know it had to come.
Mom yell," dinner get off that rock n horse.'...

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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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Yippee ci ya aa
Bill

African-American rodeo cowboy, farmer
Lover of “bulldogging”
Twist the head turn the horns of the bull
Bite his neck wrestle to the ground
Field fell the tricks kick the hoofs off the ground
Rancher, married to Maggie Turner
Together they produced 9 children
Rodeo Cowboy, ‘Wild West show performer

Pickett

6/15/2022
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2022...

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I wanted to be a wild bird
to sing a wild song
I wanted to be a wild flower
to spread sweet smell……

I wanted to be a wild river
to flow horribly
I wanted to be a wild wind
to blow terribly…

I wanted to be a wild bee
to taste wild honey
I wanted to be a wild butterfly
to enjoy the wild flowers…...

I wanted to be a wild man 
to enjoy a natural life
I wanted to be  a wild west
to enjoy a wild thrillful life…...

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