BEASTLY TALES - THE COWBOY
Welcome to Beastly Tales. Each has a message, a moral. All are meant to have an element of humour. Naturally, any names included do not depict real folk but are included as part of the joke.
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(As with Beastly Banter Beastly Tales is written and illustrated by Richard Hersel.)
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Richard Hersel
BEASTLY TALES
THE COWBOY
We spot a cowboy this very day.
Of course, this is not now, or anywhere near,
It is way back in a nineteenth century year.
Tumble weeds are rolling quickly along,
Blown by winds’ whistly song.
Our cowboy’s name was Leroy Gritty,
And he lived not far from Deadwood City.
Some folk thought he looked like Wyatt Earp,
But, in truth, he was only a little twerp.
He packed a couple of six guns,
And worked on a ranch where the Red River runs.
He’d smoke foul smelling black cheroots,
And wear high-heeled cowboy boots.
He was often found in smokey saloons,
Playing poker with other baboons.
Leroy drew his gun very fast,
And loved to hear gun noise blast.
We’ve heard of that “Gunfight at O.K. Corral”,
Which for a villain, was not good for moral,
Well Leroy had gun-fights many a time,
It could be over something trivial as a dime.
They would leave the saloon and go out on the street,
Each determined the other to beat.
Leroy was always the first to shoot,
Drilling a hole in the other galoot.
One day alone in the town of Tombstone,
He faced up to an enemy and away he was blown.
He lay in the dust, profusely bleeding,
Medical attention he was certainly needing.
But the undertaker ran up with his tape measure,
Saying that it gave him no great pleasure,
But business was really slow,
So looking for business he had to go,
“What’s bad for you is good for me”,
And measured him up with considerable glee.
“Don’t worry about it, you won’t be alone!”
“The cemetery is crowded in Tombstone”.
The moral of this cowboy tale,
Is don’t get in a fight and rant and rail.
Back right down and move along,
Save yourself from a funeral song!
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Thank you, glad you enjoy them.
Very nice brother :)
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I am an adult, but I am studying English here :)
Very interesting! You're a BIG talent!
Thank you.
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I've thought your poems have been brilliant from the beggining, so who would have thought that they can just keep getting better. Thats exactly what I think, each day I read them they are getting better and better. Your ability to storytell in poetry is so clever.
Thank you, glad you enjoy them.
Leroy was marinated in whisky from the local saloon,
staggering in pride, he refused to give up to soon,
another, slamming his glass, with an urgent stare,
as if all rights were his, challenge if you dare.
Time to wander up the stairs, and remove those boots with spurs,
Then again leave them on, to much energy to exert.
Day brings light, to much for his eyes,
Voices shout from out side, leroy you coward they continue to cry.
show your self you misrable sod,
12 paces each, prepare to be shot.
You lizard you snake, why do you hide,
Show your self, you sack of ruined lies.
Doors slam opened, leroy glares, are you the misrable man who woke me from rest,
Prepare to fall because I'm the best.
They draw fom there worn leather holsters, quickest to succeed,
Leroy stands and the other bleeds, the under taker hurries with glee.
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Thanks, Nice poem.
Buen poema, reflexivo. que sigas cosechando éxito!
Gracias.
a usted, por sus agradables escritos.
nice poem. once upon a time in the west! i can just picture the bandy legged little twerp pouring bullets while throwing back some cheap whisky at the bar
Once again, Great poem/ pictures.
You should put all your poems in a book I'm sure they will be flying off the shelves @Waterstones.
Thank you, I am working on compiling them into a book soon.
Cool, good luck with that
hope it is a success.