Miss Lizzie and Miss Annabel,
they ran that house with iron gloves.
they knew they were whores
but had gentlemen loves.
Greenhorns and cowboys got much pleasure
and occupied their hours of liesure,
They were looking for gold.
These men were bold.
Their gold was shared
When it got struck.
They liked to share it,
for good luck,
with the two ladies
who'd been so kind.
They always shelled out
when they made a big find.
So Lizzie and Annabel prospered
as did the prospectors they knew.
Lizzie retired to San Franciso.
Annabel said that would make her blue
and stayed in the house of pleasure.
She had no desire for leisure.
Author notes
You didn't mention ladies as an option but I had this idea and went with it.
A contest entry
- Cowboy's In 1880 by ennovy.
700 points, ended February 23, 19 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
So, what's your opinion of this?
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Thank you for my HM.
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Nicely penned...thanks for entering....Novy
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I'm pretty sure that about half the characters in the old west were ladies. At least, that's what my momma told me...
Interesting story you told here of two, um, "housekeepers"; I think they filled a necessary function in the days of yore, both for themselves and for their customers. No, no, no, I've never been in one. Really, I haven't, for sure no way. Uh-uh.
Good luck in the contest,
Brazos
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You can't have cowboys without ladies.
A fun rhyme.
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