The Life of a Cowboy
by Kristen & Shelby - grade 6 students
Think you know a lot about cowboys
you got a lot to find out.
I know a man who knows it all
he’s an expert that’s no doubt.
He often rides the range far and wide
always goes many places.
Valleys, hills and prairies too,
even wide-open spaces.
He has ridden horses all his life
he e sure knows a thing or two.
Taming is what he did then
and now will continue to do.
His jeans are ripped and worn
his hat all faded and black.
Hangs a pair of matching chaps
from a sack on his horse's back.
Usually gone six months at a time
didn't find it all that bad.
He is really tough and rough
but he missed seeing his dad.
Curly brown wig, costume of red
waved good-bye their hands he shook.
Made money being a rodeo clown
costume hung on a rusty old hook.
Then the time came that he finally quit
doing what he use to do,
Said he would miss that old place.
Morris we miss you too. |
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Sunshine Comes to Cowcamp
by Morris Erickson
In a cowcamp down by the creek not far from spruce and pine,
There were times I'd ride for hours waiting for the sun to shine.
Then over the hill four riders came, and sunshine could be seen
So I opened a can of pears and one of pork and beans.
Next put honey on some crackers for young riders that may be gaunt and lean.
Then sunshine came, as over the hill rode Judy, Dayas, Dylan and Dean. |
