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Davy Crockett & The Alamo, 1836
by W. Wm. Mee
Say the name Davy Crockett and most people will probably think of a rugged frontiersman wearing a
coonskin cap and a buckskin shirt. Well, that's all thanks to Walt Disney and the black-and-white
world of 1950s TV. So here's my version of 'Davy Crocket—King of the Wild Frontier!'
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Breakout
by Tom Sheehan
When Purvis Drummond robbed the bank at Chase Hill and was nabbed by the sheriff within an
hour of the robbery, his story was he had to get some money—and quick—for his mother. The
sheriff liked Purvis, but could the young man really be trusted?
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Dance of the Damned
by Ruben White
Colt's wife, Lily, has been terrorized by a shadowy figure, so Colt has her accompany him to track
the evildoer down. But can rage fuel justice? Colt is about to find out.
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Hanging Tom Horn, Again
by Dana L. Green
Two greenhorn deputies share their childhood memories of witnessing the hanging of Tom Horn.
They now have to hand out justice while the sheriff is away. Will they
carry out the court mandated sentence? Can they hang the prisoner in their charge?
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Lonesome Cowboy
by Arthur Davenport
He rides the range for a life of freedom and independence, seeking solace in solitude.
His work brings a change of scene most every day.
There's just one thing that he wants, to find the love that he lost.
He's whispering to wind, as he sends her his kind thoughts.
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Standoff on the Snake River Plain
by Will Mathison
As the sun sets on a vast desert plain, a former lawman, haunted by his violent past, confronts a
retired highwayman in a standoff that will cause past and present to collide in a shocking climax.
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Lonesome Cowboy
by Arthur Davenport
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The lonesome cowboy's out on a roam.
Thirty miles of fence to mend.
Today's grown old.
He finds an old cottonwood tree.
Says: "I guess here tonight I'll be."
He throws down his saddle and poke.
Pulls out some hard tack, coffee, and a smoke.
And the frayed-edged letter from Maria,
the only one who wrote.
The lonesome cowboy will pass the night away.
The Hotel of a Million Stars is where he likes to stay.
He doesn't have a house, or pay any rent.
Out on the range he's so content.
A new moon is on the rise.
He's searching starry skies,
thinking about Maria and her boy,
who's got his eyes.
The lonesome cowboy's tired.
He calls it a day.
He lays down his head to rest,
dreams the night away.
Colorado, pasture sweet,
tall green grass, wading through waste deep.
On his horse, with his cow dog.
The cowboy drives them on.
Up to Colorado from New Mexico.
Dreaming on until the dawn.
The lonesome cowboy will pass his life away.
Riding herd, mending fence.
He'll even put up some hay.
He don't like concrete.
It hurts his feet.
His cowboy boots don't like walking on a street.
There's just one thing he wants.
To find the love he lost.
He's whispering to the wind,
and sends his kind thoughts to Maria.
Espero te, siempre,
mi amor, mi amor perdido,
Maria.
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The End
Arthur Davenport is a poet and singer-songwriter. He writes lyrical poems, introspective ruminations, tall tales, nursery rhymes, scientific poems and odes to nature.
"Lonesome Cowboy" was a song written in 1993 for the "Round 'Em Up" Cowboy Music Anthology published for NPR at the KRWG radio station, N.M.S.U., in Las Cruces, N.M., USA
It was recorded again in 2010 on Arthur's "Whispering to the Wind" album.
Websites:
https://soundcloud.com/arthur-davenport/lonesome-cowboy
https://www.arthurdavenport.com
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