Pat O'cotter True Poems
- 1. If
(A Steal from Kipling)
If you can hit the trail in zero weather
And laugh at frozen hand, or foot or face;
... - 2. The New Master
As one who lays aside a task, where one has ruled alone,
I lay aside the crown of hell, and give to you my throne;
As one who feels his race is run, whose day is of the past,
I recognize your genius, and abdicate at last.
... - 3. When The Water Starts To Run
Along in early spring time, as the sun starts swinging North
To linger with the land it loves, and violets peep forth,
When the water starts to running thru the riffle blocks at noon
And you figure that you'll clean up, about the first of June.
... - 4. The Woman That You Pass By
My trade was old when the world was new,
Ere the pyramids rose by the Nile
Men quitted their wives, and gave me their goods
For the warmth of my kiss, and my smile.
... - 5. The Malamute
When the stars from the skies have fallen
And the smoke of the world's cleared away;
When Saint Peter marks "30" in Life's Book
And we meet there on Judgment Day;
... - 6. Us For Sam
While all Europe is a shambles
And the whole world is at war,
And half the land the sun shines on
Is drenched in human gore;
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