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Spiralised westerns are not the same

Roll the credits on what's-his-name,
walks like Eastwood, talks just like Wayne,
saddled up on his trusted steed,
pistol packing, sure he'll succeed,
stealing the sunset, final frame.

Red carpet ready, for acclaim,
didn't notice the spotlights change,
when he signed up, to take the lead.
Roll the credits.

Movie critics called it a shame,
a bad luck draw, no-one to blame,
for the box-office franchise

Categories: westerns, film, western,
Form: Rondeau

one of my favorite westerns

Tombstone
law goes after thugs
my favorite western without John Wayne
Loving Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell
“I’m your huckleberry”
Held breath during shoot out at O.K. Corral
Rooted for Josie and Wyatt to get together in the end
Even though I do not usually root for a homewrecker

Categories: westerns, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse

Spaghetti Westerns

Cowboys and Indians in living color
  All the Injuns dying, nothing duller

Categories: westerns, death, history, satire,
Form: Epitaph

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Celluloid Cowboys

Old Cowboys, forts and shootouts
Black for bad and White for good
With a spinning canvas background
And cactus cutouts made of wood
The desert sits behind them
Fifty yards away at most
The heroes don't ride horses
They sip drinks and sit and boast
About their celluloid adventures
singing songs all dressed in white
While behind them in the background
The stunt men do it

Categories: westerns, america, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

Democrats Watch Westerns, Too

Bonanza on my TV
After that the Rifleman
Democrats watch Westerns, too
I can't write cowboy poetry 
since I a not a cowboy
But I have been to Texas 
and written for a publication based there
Democrats watch Westerns, too
Jesse James was a fierce outlaw
But I am not cut out to be him 
as the song says
But, yes, Democrats watch

Categories: westerns, meaningful, , western,
Form: Ballade

Westerns

Westerns are such fun
  A Cowboy in a white hat
John Wayne - "Chance, John Tee"

Categories: westerns, celebrity, identity, nostalgia, remember,
Form: Haiku

The Westerns of Tv Land

I was watching the TV the other day
When a certain Rerun began to play.
It brought me back to one of my brain's stifled bans
Because it was about Lucas McCain...the Rifleman.

All of a sudden I was drenched by a flood
of Western Shows that have been long since dead.
I'll just begin with a few you may remember
Like

Categories: westerns, hero, memory, remember, tribute,
Form: Rhyme

Spaghetti Westerns

There was a great filmmaker from Italy.
The man’s name was Sergio Leone.
He made a famous western trilogy.
These three films were all quite good.
They starred an American named Clint Eastwood.
“A Fistful of Dollars” became something to adore.
The next film was titled “For a Few Dollars More”.
The most famous of this cinematic trilogy
was the flick “The Good,

Categories: westerns, dedicationfilm, , western,
Form: Rhyme