The Old West

Potent Trees burned and filled my filthy, dark bed-room with thick smoke & I was inspired by the historically inaccurate movie 'Wyatt Earp', the pretentious version w/ that Jerk Chicken Kevin Costner

The Old West

 -- A Kazinsky Quick-Rhyme --

More than one hundred and fifty years ago,

Buffalo Bison roamed through the West.

For years in History, time moved slowly

and the dumb beasts could not know what came next.

A future of despair where

the insanity inherent of humanity 

seems to be reflex.

This is a past where killers, and men who would be killers,

strapped six-guns to their bodies and 

sometimes gold stars on their chests.

The dust clogged air of small shanty towns with dirt roads

smelled of strong whiskey and paid for sex,

along with the aromatic stench 

of horse manure and decomposing human flesh

of rough and filthy men who discovered too late

that with a six-shooter they were not the best......

and they also forgot that this planet Earth

happens to not be our permanent residence

but rather the home of Mother Nature, who is forever, 

while us humans are insignificant and mostly rude guests.

Indeed.

Andrew N. Farrens

West Stockton, California

July 11, 2013

18:45

Author's Note

It is what it is and I do not know exactly what it might be, other than random rhymes I enjoyed writing, which I suppose makes it right.......A/N/F

Reviews

[emmajoy]

As a Brit I've been presented with a gift in reading this. A tale wrapped with realistic imagery and more. Not quite the place a woman would have chosen to hang her laundry! You use gentle but concise phrasing here,

' .. they also forgot that this planet Earth
happens to not be our permanent residence
but rather the home of Mother Nature, who is forever,
while us humans are insignificant and mostly rude guests.
Indeed. '

[Distantview123]

A gritty, philosophical write, looking at the old wild west. I love old western movies, even though they often sanitize and glamorize beyond all recognition what those times must have really been like. I enjoyed the read. ~ Robert.

[Kristin Lee]

Such an interesting picture of the old west.

[Ravyne Hawke]

I love the Wild West culture and this took me back there with your imagery. I really enjoyed this piece.

[Debbie_Philly]

Loved the imagery.... transported me to that very nasty sounding time ;) Great job !!

[gombeggar]

nice and ruff read...that makes it good and strong

[Hester Vane]

Well even if you don't know what it is, I enjoyed it. Very well constructed. To me, it seemed like it could be an opening monologue to a movie or a wild west novel.

[Baby Ricochet]

Well, I've smelt like whiskey and paid for sex before so the next local election my big a*s is runnin fer sheriff of this here town.

[MoriartyMesa]

Growing up with the blood of six shooter Mexicano gents, I felt this. An to be wanted dead or live, star or none, well it was an easier time.