We’ve ridden the trails of joy and despair
From first touch of love till gray streaked our hair
Bringing up kids to stand straight and tall
Looking back now, we gave it our all
Now we share years of slow, easy gaits
No hell bent for leather to fill up our plates
Relaxed in the saddle, no battles to fight
Counting the stars on quiet, autumn nights
We plodded along through all sorts of weather
Our hearts made the work as light as a feather
We shook out our loops and sowed some wild oats
Forded swollen streams without aid of floats
Love flows along like a slow running stream
Traversing terrain of rock and sunbeam
We’ll ride on together as our sun slowly sets
Still blazing life’s trails with no burning regrets
Author notes
Picture credit - https://www.artifactsgallery.com/art.asp?!=A&ID=640
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A contest entry
- Water colors by Steve Hanks by Rheea.
1200 points, ended October 3, 11 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Any suggestions and comments are welcome
Comments
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ahh my darlin brother, I would recognise your style and cowboy poetry anywhere . As always I love it from start to finish. Thank you
oh I hope this is you hey I know this is you, umm This has to be you no one else writes cowboy poetry like this ohh I hope this is you.... 
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I loved your poem. Beautifully written and easy to read, with a true appreciation for the story told. Great job.
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nice cowboy poem.
"sewed" or "sowed"? Enjoyed your write.
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Beautifully Inspirational!!
Thank you for sharing this heart-warming, sentimental poem with all of us!! I'm wishing you all the best in the contest!! Write on, Poet!!
& 
s,
Cyn
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A very heart warming and insightful poem !
Great message and a pleasing and
effulgent pictorial .. Thank you for sharing !
Best regards my friend , Easy
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sweetly serene... and I can almost smell the leather..I miss those days ... very lovely poem.
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aaww
yeah..just taking it easy in those most cherished of times, the 'golden' years.. not a bad scenerio whatsoever my friend, not bad at all.. loved the imagery in this by the way..
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Yeahhh, this is it, for sure. I agree, my Friend. Good luck in the contest.
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Aint it great when we reach that point in life when we can just sit back and enjoy each other.
Nice write.
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This is a beautiful poem and so well orchestrated I could cry with utter jealousy that I can't write as well.
A gold for sure my friend .... Lulu
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What excellent meter and flow this has. Focused message with solid end rhymes. Technique is awesome! Message is just as good. Solid meaning and this line..."Traversing terrain of rock and sunbeam" .. such a poetic way to refer to lifes ups and downs. I admire the effort put in to make such a professional read. well done!
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What lovely thoughts, my friend. You have written a masterly poem here. The difficult art of simplicity, done well.
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