Saloon Moonshine

Ghost winds moan in the night

in the bed of the desert,

beneath the sheets of moonlight~

 

Blood of coyotes boil within

listening to haunting sighs

of ghost legend sins~

 

Laughter in the air

and the saloon moonshine;

The Miss Kitty’s of the west

and the cheap red wine~

 

Ghost winds haunt the desert oasis

in the saddle of the night

is cowboy faces~

 

Mystic sand swirl within the dunes

as the voice of lovers moan

to haunting guitar tunes.

 

©SyberRose

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[SteveB]

Thank you so much! My wife had never seen a western before we met and before I kne;lt in duck poop and pulled a ring out of my pocket I made sure to have her watch at least one to see if she was worthy. Thank you for a piece that is both a tribute to what we grew up with [with a hat tip to Amanda Blake aka Miss Kitty] and at the same time a fresh take on the scenery.
Well done.

[SyberRose]

Thank you Steve...my son loves westerns...sometimes I have to forget the romance and write in other genres...thanks again:)

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Well done, Rose this brought my father to mind... we used to spend hours watching western movies. Thanks for bringing those moments to me today.

[SyberRose]

My son loves westerns and I don't know where he gets its from ...thank you I'm glad you can relate.:)

[Rita L. Sev]

Well this brought me right into a Western movie! Loved the imagery, and I can hear that guitar music...

[SyberRose]

Thank you Rita dear...glad you enjoyed...:)

[ShelleyA]

Hi Rose. A beautiful write about the cowboy life, the romance of it. I like your interpretation of the image. Melodic and heartfelt. Lovely depth of feeling. Imagery and descriptives are well done and vivid. Good rhyming. Flow is good as is the line to line transition and breaks. Well penned. Write on!

[SyberRose]

Im keeping you busy today haa...Ill slow down soon...thank you Shelly:)

[ShelleyA]

You're welcome Rose. It's always a pleasure.

[Sami Khalil]

After I read this cowboy song or poem I want to say a yeehhaa...Well penned...:)

[SyberRose]

haa...thank you Sami...I'm glad I put you in the old west mood ha...Rose:)

[Sami Khalil]

Hahaha...You are welcome...:)

[Sarah Conder]

This is wonderful, I love the concept of a dusty plateau, surrounded by nothingness. You capture it very well.

[SyberRose]

Thank you Sarah...Im happy you enjoyed reading...Rose:)

[Frieda P]

I do believe you're a cowgirl at heart Rose....

Blood of coyotes boil within
listening to haunting sighs
of ghost legend sins~

Love the entire read but that was my favorite...

[SyberRose]

haa...no not really...only been on a horse twice ha...just getting away from the romance for a while...thanks Frieda:)

[Frieda P]

Ha well I'm enjoying your little rendezvous into this genre too, most welcome!

[Zahra]

Ghost winds haunt the desert oasis
in the saddle of the night
is cowboy faces~

Lovely imagery and wording, really beautiful.

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much...and for peeking in again today...Rose:)

[Jack...]

Rose, I believe someone is homesick for Texas. Well I can assure you the state is homesick for you as well. This was another charmer, I could hear the honky tonk piano in the back ground. Very nice my friend.

[SyberRose]

Haa...I think this is my last one today...yes I bet you could hear that piano Jack...btw that was a very nice picture of you and your band too.:)

[Jack...]

Oh, thank you so much. We were pretty popular for a while around these parts.

[SyberRose]

Thats great...well I can see why ...:)