Sunday, August 3, 2014

When Cowgirls Git Over Their Blues

    Elizabeth Taylor, set of "Giant" by Frank Worth

Life’s a rodeo
life’s a desert
life’s a sand burr
under yer saddle
life’s a hot stinkin’ sun
burnin’ the back a yer stiff, red neck
life’s a hot, sweaty sonofabitch
full’a bullshit n’ Copenhagen.

Imma rope you up
real good 
cowboy.
And I ain’t talkin’ no
eight seconds.


55 for all the Toads in the Imaginary Garden and all the Magpies at The Mag.
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54 comments:

  1. HelenAugust 3, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    Broad grin here .... broad!

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  2. Other MaryAugust 3, 2014 at 1:55 PM

    Thanks Helen! x

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  3. UnknownAugust 3, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    haha!! really awesome!!

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  4. hedgewitchAugust 3, 2014 at 2:17 PM

    Ha! You sound real down home, Mary. Folks round here might 'preesheeyate this, if they wasn't all drunk as a waltzin pissant on Pearl beer. ;_)

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  5. GailAugust 3, 2014 at 3:21 PM

    What a wonderful approach!!!

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  6. LeoviAugust 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM

    Yes, life is in your poem!

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  7. The BizzaAugust 3, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    That second stanza was a hard, delicious pivot, much like a bucking bull! I don't think any cowboy will have a problem with your intentions. Not at all. ;)

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    1. Other MaryAugust 3, 2014 at 9:34 PM

      Thanks Bizza! Of course that second stanza could be read as taking control of life... just a possibility...

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  8. Eddie BluelightsAugust 3, 2014 at 4:51 PM

    Promises . . . . . promises!
    Let's hope the cowboy rises to the occasion!
    Hey I just loved this and I see it satisfies another interesting prompt at Toads and 55.

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    1. Other MaryAugust 3, 2014 at 8:27 PM

      Lol, thanks Eddie. And yes, I made it in 55 words, including the title. :o)

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  9. A Cuban In LondonAugust 3, 2014 at 5:04 PM

    Love your creativity! :-)

    Greetings from London.

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  10. Pat HattAugust 3, 2014 at 6:04 PM

    8 seconds would be quicker lol

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  11. Brian MillerAugust 3, 2014 at 6:09 PM

    save a horse
    ride a cowboy

    ha.

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  12. FireblossomAugust 3, 2014 at 6:25 PM

    Woohoo, turn n burn cowgirl. Love it.

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  13. Maude LynnAugust 3, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    Love it!

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  14. JimAugust 4, 2014 at 12:20 AM

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  15. JimAugust 4, 2014 at 12:20 AM

    Cowboy/cowgirl blues only go so far. Their profession implies fun also!
    Nice writing, Mary. I loved the segue into the last five lines, no hesitation at all.
    ..

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  16. Silent Otto August 4, 2014 at 5:37 AM

    Up front there oughta be a gal' in black ! Well done

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  17. brudbergAugust 4, 2014 at 6:04 AM

    The sass of lasso gals
    but I can tell you that the shieldmaidens of Copenhagen have other tricks

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  18. Other MaryAugust 4, 2014 at 6:09 AM

    Haha - do tell!

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  19. Kerry O'ConnorAugust 4, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    The colloquial language is the perfect medium to address this photo!

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  20. AnonymousAugust 4, 2014 at 7:58 PM

    rowdy gal :) ~

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  21. KatherineAugust 5, 2014 at 2:23 AM

    Yee ha!! So creative and fun to read. That's a gal who doesn't spend time beating around the bush.

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  22. MarianAugust 5, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    delicious! if life is all that (and i surely agree with the last two lines of yer first stanza there), then git over here! love.

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  23. Other MaryAugust 5, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    Lol, thanks Marian! :o)

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  24. Bekkie SanchezAugust 5, 2014 at 2:40 PM

    The images this gave me! Loved many lines in it. The last line for one.

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  25. Tess KincaidAugust 5, 2014 at 3:18 PM

    Git along little dogie!

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  26. Other MaryAugust 5, 2014 at 7:58 PM

    Yee haw, lol.

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  27. HannahAugust 5, 2014 at 9:20 PM

    I love the tude, tone and seventh line, Mary!

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  28. 21 WitsAugust 6, 2014 at 11:59 AM

    Oh she yes, she has the power!

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  29. Little NellAugust 6, 2014 at 12:34 PM

    I tried my best with the accent and had myself laughing out loud - the power of excellent writing!

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  30. Carrie Van HornAugust 6, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    ...and that is a whole other story...or should I say a horse of another color....love this Mary! :-)

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  31. UnknownAugust 10, 2014 at 6:20 AM

    "Writing in the Bachs" has been included in our A Sunday Drive. Be assured that we hope this helps to point even more new visitors in your direction.

    http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-sunday-drive_10.html

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    1. Other MaryNovember 7, 2014 at 4:16 PM

      Sorry I didn't see this sooner Jerry, but thank you very much. I greatly appreciate it.

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  32. G-ManAugust 18, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    ( sigh)
    You are one of the things I miss the most about FF-55
    What a fantastic talent you have Mary Bach
    Thank You....g

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  33. Other MaryNovember 7, 2014 at 4:15 PM

    Awwww - thank you Galen! I miss you too!

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