Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN MEMORY OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL (MONTANA'S FAMOUS COWBOY ARTIST), by IDA MAY SHORT


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IN MEMORY OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL (MONTANA'S FAMOUS COWBOY ARTIST), by                    
First Line: Through your eyes we see the roundup
Last Line: "as we whisper low, ""so long!"
Subject(s): Paintings And Painters; Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926)


Through your eyes we see the roundup
And the trail herd, slow and weary
See the prairies as you saw them
In the wild, free days of old;
See the summer's blazing sunshine
And the winter, cold and dreary;
See the hills beneath the sunrise
And the sunset skies of gold.
You have made us feel the blizzard,
See the cattle drift before it
As it makes its way relentless
Out across the prairie land.
Then, next spring, we see the coulee
And the buzzards hovering o'er it
Where the luckless cattle perished
In their last, despairing stand.

You have given us the broncho
And his reckless, daring rider;
We can see them as you saw them,
At their work and at their play.
With your magic brush you take us
Where horizons are much wider
And we see again the range land
Ere the fence had come to stay.
Now, for you, the day is over.
On your pillow, you are sleeping
While the wind's familiar voices
Sing for you a slumber song.
Sleep in peace, you're not forgotten;
In our grateful hearts we're keeping
Memory of the gifts you gave us,
As we whisper low, "So long!"





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