When lust for gold falls on a man he'll travel far and wide
But rarely does he think to take a woman on his ride
Now Rosalie's a lady who can see a perfect chance
Sets out to travel West with girls, who'll sing and love and dance
Her Father was a Minister who preached a moral line
But Rosalie's of different cloth she seeks a life that's fine.
She knows that men will pay to see a lady's smiling face
And if they pay for something else, it's really no disgrace.
She builds a bar and keeps it clean, the men must show respect.
The ladies who will work for her will never know neglect
Each man who comes must wash and shave, or not get through the door.
Another thing to bear in mind, is none of them are poor!
A man strikes gold and wants a wife, so goes to Rosalie;
A girl for life or just one night, she'll find and charge a fee.
And no-one minds her history, all girls are valued here;
To find a wife without a past you'd have to walk a year.
The sheriff never interferes, he's paid to look away
And Rosalie rewards him with her love each Saturday.
And when the hills are stripped of gold she'll start another life.
With all the money she has made, she'll make a perfect wife.
The girls will always think of her with love and fondest thanks,
As all of them have husbands and deposits in their banks.
So many towns were founded by the likes of Rosalie
But services they gave the West are missed from history.
For men with guns killed Indians, and all the buffalo
But the real winners of the West are never put on show.
For men alone can't build a state, it's wives that set men free.
So join us in the song we sing "Three cheers for Rosalie!!!"
Author notes
Just a light hearted piece, and a retelling of a previous poem that was not set in the requested meter for this contest.
A contest entry
- Women of the West/ Frontier/Highlands/ Wilderness/Outback #72 by Lyndon.
2600 points, ended May 6, 2008, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
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Silver trophy winner
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875 points, ended August 12, 2008, 6 entries
Gold trophy winner
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i liked this.
it was really good. 
congrats on the trophies; you deserved them. keep up the good work! thanks for entering and good luck in my contest!
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Comma needed on line 6 between "cloth" and "she". Line 12 sounds a little awkward, maybe it's my own incompetencies in English grammar that prevent me from hearing or reading sense of it. Or maybe it's the comma. Same unnecessary capitalization of the first letter of each line, oh well. This poem emanates a tad more feminist perspective (thanks to line 3 of the last stanza). I like this poem better because of that line.
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Three cheers for Cricketjeff too! This is a classic poem which would make a darn good country western ballad... Excellent rhyme!
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bravo!
hahahhahaha
this is my favorite of the ones I have read so far that you entered.!
Another perfectly rhymed poem, with a rich story behind it.
I love that you tell the story of a female saloon owner.....its definitely what I asked for with the prompt.!
It totally made me laugh
I really like the exclamation point at the end of the 3rd stanza.....it might be a trivial thing to notice, but it add a lot of character!
and you make Rosalie such a real character, I picture this strong woman, who won't take any cheek from any man, a spit fire
thank you for sharing this with me.
& g'luck! -
I told you this would win, bro.
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Three cheers indeed! I am loving this to beat the band. Perfect meter and rhyme with a tale to live for.
A superb entry dear poet! Well done. ~Pamela
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This is execellent with all the meter and rhyme done wonderfully. You are a wonderful story teller in verse.
Well worth three Bunnys!
Love,
Amera♥
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Woot!
As always, a brilliant rhyme! And I really like the way you've shined the lime light upon the 'madam'. =]
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I love a woman who makes it on her own, and earns the respect of all around her. great story. If I lived in the wild west, I would have definitely been a madam. jen
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well indeed a story that rings in ones ears. Well done here, very good. Imnot much on the old west thing but ah well. Best wishes to you in the contest.
Love
PAssions
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Masterful Write
Perfect rhyming scheme, metaphoric, a great story indeed. Reminded me of all the western shows I love and watch. I wish you gold in the contest....novy
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Lovely story here, cj, told in excellent meter and rhyme.
Well done, and best of luck in this contest.
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ha! Fantastic story!! Oh, Jeff, you captured a moment in our history like no other. I'm sure "Rosalie" would be proud
Love, Lane
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Bloody good re-mix, bro. Have a row of coneys.
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