The Stranger

A Poem by BelfastBhoy69

Quite fond of the old cowboy movies, so I thought I would pen something in their honor.

The Stranger.

The Stranger stood in the saloon,
His Stetson to the side,
He licked his lip's, t'was near high noon,
Some one's about to die.

His goatee beard he fingered,
His Colt's already cocked,
The smoke around him lingered,
His leer already mocked.

The singing at the bar stopped,
Some cowboy's fled their chair's,
The poker player's card's dropped,
While The Stranger shed some hair's.

He lived by reputation,
With devils' eye's he stared,
He'd left a trail behind him,
But no-one ever dared.

They tell of folk in Tucson,
And it has come to pass,
For The Stranger he had nailed them,
They're pushing up the grass.

No-one drew their hand-gun's,
Their gaze must never meet,
The Stranger was a Legend,
So quick upon his feet.

They cleared a path before him,
An act through fear of death,
They surely stayed their distance,
So as not to catch his breath.

Some say he wore a small bell,
It hung around his throat,
Some said he had a farmyard smell,
That seeped beneath his coat.

His small bell rang in motion,
As he approached the bar,
The place was in commotion,
How they'd survived so far.

And as he neared the barman,
His journey near completed,
Some say he murmured "Varmin",
Other's say he bleated.

"Bourbon?" croaked some outlaw,
As he unscrewed the lid,
"Baaaaaaaaah" bleats The Stranger,
No drink's for Billy the Kid!

And now my tale is over,
Of The Stranger they called Billy,
Not quite the outlaw rover,
It was all so rather silly.

© 2015 BelfastBhoy69

Author's Note

Did you work it out before the second last verse?

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Veronique

Ahhh...'Billy the 'Kid' ! Yes!! I love this! So you are partial to 'cowboy movies' my friend? I grew up on them myself since my folks were from West Virginia and I was born in the Ky. hills... yep I adore a good western myself...:) Very unique write and presentation darlin'...loved it! Big country hugs and smiles to you today...:)