To The Rodeo Poem by Smoky Hoss

To The Rodeo

Rating: 5.0


Jump out of bed
run a comb over my head,
pull down my Stetson
just like a real West-Texan,
slide into a pair of Wrangler jeans
eat some cold pork-n-beans,
throw on my boots and spurs
water the stock and feed the curs,
kiss my gal for a little luck
hop in the old pickup truck,
right out of town
put the hammer down,
a Terry Allen tape in the deck
and my mind's all set,
past the end of the blacktop
out to where the hardroad stops,
there at the rodeo grounds
is where I'm bound,
gonna draw a good ride
on some ornery old cowhide,
I'll be burning up ropes and saddles
cutting and roping those wild-n-wolly cattle,
dust has surely replaced the blood in my veins
'cause when cut I only leave dirt stains;

yea,
I'm a bronc ridin' - mustang bustin'
calf brandin' - cow ropin'
son-of-the-West!
a pure old-fashioned cowboy
at his best -
and that's why
I'll always love to go
down to the rodeo!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
- This my tribute
to all my old heros,
rodeo cowboys and clowns,
not always up
but never down,
sometimes horses they rode
and sometimes by the bulls they got throwed,
but through thick-n-thin
they'd always get up, dust off their brithches
and get back in the saddle again,
God bless 'em.
(and yes, I really did live in West-Texas, once.)
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sara Fielder 24 October 2013

This is such a fun read Smoky. You've brought it all to life and nailed the culture with real truths.

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Abhishek Mishra 28 September 2013

Awesome write..a great poem indeed: -)

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Dave Walker 28 September 2013

A great poem, there sure is some brave men in the rodeo game.

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Juan Olivarez 27 September 2013

I love it Smoky. Here in the Valley we have what essentially would be a state fair in othet places. It is called a livestock show. But it has riding and roping and showing if all kinds of critters. Thete wad a time when they had a special guest every year, like Festus, Miss Kitty, Doc, Chester, once they had Gil Favor and Cheyenne. Those times are gone but still a lot of fun.

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Valerie Dohren 22 September 2013

We Brits were brought up watching Westerns at the cinema - sounds like a whole lot of fun!

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