Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DYING COWBOY (4), by ANONYMOUS First Line: Oh bury me not on the lone prairie' Last Line: Oh bury me not on the lone prairie Subject(s): Cowboys | ||||||||
"Oh bury me not on the lone prairie," These words came low and mournfully From the pallid lips of a youth who lay On his dying bed at the close of day. He had waited in pain till o'er his brow Death's shadows fast were gathering now, He thought of home and his love ones nigh, As the cowboys gathered to see him die. "Oh bury me not on the lone prairie, Where the wild cayotes will howl o'er me, In a narrow grave just six by three, Oh bury me not on the lone prairie. "It matters not, I've oft been told, Where the body lies when the heart grows cold; Yet grant, oh grant, this wish to me, Oh bury me not on the lone prairie. "Oh bury me not on the lone prairie, Where the owl all night hoots mournfully, Where the rattlesnakes hiss and the crow flies free, Where the buffalo paws o'er a lone prairie. Oh bury me not on the lone prairie." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HOMESICK COWBOY by EARL ALONZO BRININSTOOL THE MOVIE PICTURE COWBOY by EARL ALONZO BRININSTOOL AT THE COWBOY PANEL by EDWARD DORN PLATE 134. BY EAKINS. 'A COWBOY IN THE WEST ...' by DAVID FERRY BACKDROP ADDRESSES COWBOY by MARGARET ATWOOD LLANO VAQUEROS by JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA COLORADO MORTON'S RIDE by LEONARD BACON (1887-1954) TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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