Cowboy Poetry
by Bob E. Lewis
They say that poetry is an art, And I guess most folks agree. But this old Cowboy Poetry I try to write, Is more like our history. There's not much art in biting the dust, When an old bronc throws you away, You just dust you'rself off, get back on. This time in the saddle you'll stay. Or building some fence by digging post holes, And stretching barbed wire good and tight, If you happen to stick an old barb in your hand, Not much art trying to sleep that night. But our ole cook is an artist at cooking good food, And our bronc peelers an artist the same, And I guess when we're ropping wild cattle in the brush, That could be poetry by some other name.
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.
