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Bar-D Oct 2009: Janice Gilbertson and the Rhymers Rodeer
The year may be winding down, but events and festivals are going strong in November. To name just a few: the 15th Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair in Heber City, Utah; Arizona's Tombstone Western Music Festival; the Annual Cowpoke Fall Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering in Loomis, California; Colorado's Grand Junction Cowboy Poetry Gathering; the 21st Annual Western Music Association Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the 3rd Annual Columbia Gorge Cowboy Gathering in The Dalles, Oregon; the 1st Annual Cat Spring Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering; and the 22nd Annual Rhymers Rodeer in Minden, Nevada. Maybe It's Your Callin' Maybe it's that certain way Early morning smells in June The fragrance of the damp leftover heat Maybe it's the rise and fall Of golden dust at dawn From the milling of the saddlehorse's feet It could be the slap of leather The jangle of the bridle chains The cadence of the hoofbeats down the lane There's that friendly cowboy banter And the planning of the gather Some spittin' and some razzin' to sustain There's the frolic of the cowdogs In their rough and tumble glory There's the quiver of excitement in a mount In the mid-light of the coming Of the sunlight o'er the ridge Maybe that is what it's really all about Then there's that swagger on your jog And that ole sense of satisfaction You can get when you bring in that ornery stray And when you water at the crossin' Give your horse a little rub Maybe that would be the best time of your day Ah! Maybe it's the headin' home Followin' your shadow Anticipatin' supper and your bed Maybe it's the certain way The night air smells in June Or a hundred things that never could be said Could be the knowin' where you fit That easy comfort in your soul Like that ole saddle that you ride most every day Just maybe it's your callin' Or, you were just born lucky Cuz you know you couldn't live no other way © 2008, Janice Gilbertson, All rights reserved Janice Gilbertson makes her third invited appearance to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in January, 2010. Her book, Sometimes in the Lucias, was a runner up for the prestigious Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. It's available for $17 postpaid from Janice Gilbertson, PO Box 350, King City, Ca 93930; kiger@onemain.com.
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