A Cowboy's Memories
by Bob E. Lewis
There's something different about a cowboy,
From most all of the other folks,
For he don't remember the bad things in life,
Just good horses and friendly cowpokes.
He don't usually remember the hot and the cold,
The weather that he's had to work in,
That just goes with the territory he chose,
You just take all that part on the chin.
He remembers fat cattle that graze on the hills,
As he rides out to check them each day,
The big old shade trees that are a beauty to see,
Where most of the smaller calves lay.
He remembers a pretty girl that he chanced to see,
One day when he was shopping in town,
But that memory stays a good distance away,
Cause he sure doesn't want to be tied down.
He remembers good food that old cookie has ready,
When he comes in to eat every day,
There's no other place that he'd rather be,
On this ranch where he works he will stay.
You should never ask any old cowboy,
Why he chose this life for his dreams,
He'll probably tell you in so many words,
It just gives more than it takes, so it seems.
Bob Lewis has self-published two books of cowboy poetry and loves to have people read them. They are written about things he has experienced in his life and the people that he's worked with. If you'd like to talk with Bob, you can reach him by e-mail at gabo@texoma.net. His home page is at http://home@texoma.net/~gabo.
The title of his two books are: "Cattle Trails and Cowboy Tales" and "A Cowboy's Poetry"
His mailing address is:
Bob E. Lewis
Rt. 3 Box 239
Frog Pond Rd.
Sherman, TX. 75092
The price of the books is $10.00 each plus $2.50 for mailer and postage.
Please send a check or a money order as Bob has no way to handle
credit cards at the ranch.
