Redford portrayed him in a motion picture show, And if you saw it, there’s lots that you don’t know. He headed for the mountains back in Forty-Three. Thinking he’d be a trapper, livin’ wild and free. He had a little cabin up on the Musselshell, And when he aimed his Hawken, hisContinue reading “Johnson”
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Ghost Dancer
They took their land and way of life. Brought disease, poverty, and strife. Shrunk their world, For progress. Forced on plots of land, No water, no grass, no game. Guardians who stole, And sometimes killed, For profit. Stolen children learned to read, Their own tombstones. Kill the spirit, save the man. They died like sheep,Continue reading “Ghost Dancer”
Everything Is Fine
Everything is fine, the numbers are all good, Life is so sublime, in the neighborhood. The rich are doing well, the rest can go to Hell, Those inside deals don’t smell; they make His pockets swell. Gasoline is cheap, there’s no inflation creep, Just park your old junk heap, and get someContinue reading “Everything Is Fine”
AKRON
Denver’s just an hour away, Might go there to spend my pay. Welding on the Burlington, Out here where the West was won. I see purple mountains to the west, With snowy mantles they are blessed. Wheat fields wave their amber grains, Cattle grazing on the plains. The feedlot makes anContinue reading “AKRON”
Reflecting Fool
He vowed to fix the reflecting pool, By breaking every procurement rule. I’ll get my pool guy to fix it all, Just like Mexico paid for my Wall. I’ll have it done by July the Fourth, Before the Lemmings can head back North. The color I choose is American Blue, HowContinue reading “Reflecting Fool”
Mountain Lament
For thirty years he wandered, For reasons never pondered. From Three Forks down to Taos, Through mountains so grandiose. Always one more mountain, Too many for the countin. Met Bridger and Kit Carson, Narcissa and her Parson. Took a Cheyenne wife, Tried to make a life. The Pox took herContinue reading “Mountain Lament”
Puerto Lobos
I camped at Puerto Lobos, a million miles from here, I musta’ drunk a ton of their Mexicali beer. There isn’t much that beats sleepin neath the stars, After so much trouble in those border bars. The seagull calls its mate as the breakers roll, Music to my ears, and gentle onContinue reading “Puerto Lobos”
With Ghosts on Bataan
Spent a night on Bataan Sleeping on hallowed ground With ghosts At their first line of defense Before they retreated And retreated again And again We called it Jungle Training We git a sockful of rice To cook Better than what they had When their horses were gone They ate Roots and lizards Ormonkey stewContinue reading “With Ghosts on Bataan”
Flight of the Coyote
Surrounded, encircled, and scared. Like the Diné with whom he was paired. The Long Walk had led them to ruin. While Coyote howled at the moon. But only the Coyote would know, To where the People should go. The Bosque was poison to them. Filled with sickness and phlegm. Carson andContinue reading “Flight of the Coyote”
Bell of Freedom
The Liberty Bell is a cherished symbol of American freedom. Cast on its side is the phrase: “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof.” The bell is older than our nation. It has rung out for such milestones as the birth of our nation in 1776. It longContinue reading “Bell of Freedom”