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Dustins poem

Mrs.Greg

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Our son wrote this poem for Greg,its from one of Gregs stories from his rodeo days.He used to go to rodeos with Curtis{One Eye} and Bernie{Chief} in a little boogie van Curtis drove.Curtis is called One Eye because he lost his eye riding a bull in Calgary at the Stampede.The poems called "Photo Finish"

Van racin' down the highway
Headin' for the rodeo
Runnin late as usual
We're sure to miss the short-go
From a hard night of drinkin'
Chief's bladder was gettin' full
He begged us to pull over
And raged like an angry bull
But One-Eye wouldn't have it
Gas pedal pushed to the floor
So Chief up and dropped his pants
And hung out the side door
Never one to miss a joke
Ol' One-eye swerved down the road
Chief took flight towards the ditch
The van short on its load
Wild rumblin'roars reached our ears
As the van came to a stop
Judgin'from his soppin shirt
Poor Chief hadn't spilled a drop!
 

Mrs.Greg

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The above poem was his first attempt at "Cowboy Poetry"...heres a poem he wrote about the attempt.
Elko Blues.


Sittin' here and thinkin' what to write
Well,I sure am havin' some trouble.
Figured I would try some cowboy poems.
Until the pain began to double.
You see,all my life,I have been taught
Make sure you enunciate!
So tryin' to write with a drawl
Is like askin'mules to procreate.
 

sw

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Keep at it buddy boy, they seem to get easier for awhile and then get hard again. Should have MCG post some of hers, she is in the Cowboy poetry project in 4-H and has some pretty good stuff. There is a website for the Elko gathering, I can't seem to find it right now but it will let you hear some of the new stuff and has workshops to help aspiring poets perfect their skills.
Hey BMR, if this is National cowboy poetry week, where is your new poem?
 

Big Muddy rancher

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sw said:
Keep at it buddy boy, they seem to get easier for awhile and then get hard again. Should have MCG post some of hers, she is in the Cowboy poetry project in 4-H and has some pretty good stuff. There is a website for the Elko gathering, I can't seem to find it right now but it will let you hear some of the new stuff and has workshops to help aspiring poets perfect their skills.
Hey BMR, if this is National cowboy poetry week, where is your new poem?

I think my new poem is stuck in the mud of the Heifer pen. :wink:
 

sw

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I think I got one brewing, Fencing with the Wife. Probably can't share with anyone, I might lose my fencer/harrower/cleaner/cowperson if I did. Can't have that, I might have to work instead of read Ranchers.net and write silly rhymes.
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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oh sw...go ahead n write it "Fencin with the Wife" then she can turn around and write one "Fencin with the Husband" and then compare em hehehehehe bet ya git two totally different poems.
 

sw

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Got this today email, have not checked it out yet, just catching up after another track meet. The Western Folklife Center is what I was thinking of for covering Elko

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Mrs.Greg

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Thank-you sw I passed this on to Dusty,he just wanted to try one for his dad :D.Who knows he may try more, only problam most of Gregs rodeo stories really aren't suitable for mixed audiences...esp the ones with one-eye and chief in them...lol
 
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