Cowboy Up!

For my friend The Rock and Roll Cowboy...

 

Cowboy Up,

Means you are down, but not out,

Means that bucking horse, still needs to be rode,

Means that you dust off your hat, set that brim low,

 

Cowboy Up,

Means you don't offer up excuses

Means you are there till your last breath

Means that living right is all you need to know

 

Cowboy Up,

Means your word is as good as a contract

Means a handshake is more than being polite

Means that being cowboy is as good as gold

Reviews

[Arthur Henn]

Jc, what a wonderful tribute of a poem written for a man with a true heart....Thank you for sharing.

Glad they let him back on.

Art

[Charles D. Moorer]

Nicely sai, a wonderful philosophy of how to live life the right way.

[Lizanne]

JC this is absoutely wonderful. It shows a true spirit of survival, yet states the proper way to handle things, even if you are a cowboy.:-) If everybody would show this type of respect to each other the world would be an easier place in which to live. We need to recapture the standards you speak of: fall off- get back on,
don't offer excuses, live right, handshake is your word of honor not to be broken and you see all these characteristics in Dale. You are a true friend and speak volumes about this wild, but sincere Cowboy. You are a gifted writer. I enjoyed reading your work, will be back for more.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh wow I don't know what to say to this... you have the true meaning of cowboy up down to a science in this delightful piece and certainly how I try to always be. Thank you so much for this wonderful dedication.

[Jason]

I like this. It screams respect through a brilliant metaphoric flow. Wonderful peice.

Jay