In Texas: 50 Cowboy Poems

By Ray A. Twist

When I was a boy my greatest joy
Was a trip to the stables and corral
To saddle up that little bay pony
That felt so much like my pal

He would nose around my pockets
To see if I brought him a treat
Then I would comb his mane and brush his tail
And clean the dirt from his feet

I would mount up and put him in a gallop
His pleasure he could not hide
He would bow his neck and prance like a steed
To show his equine pride

I felt like he was happy to carry me
While he ran in the wind and the sun
He would get a bucket of oats and a rub down
After an hour of fun

The smell of horses still gives me a thrill
That has not changed in forty years
They are truly Gods most beautiful creatures
And they talk to me with their ears.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 17, 2015
• ISBN: 9781491771785

Ray A. Twist

Ray A. Twist left poems on the table for his grandchildren to read before he left each morning to work his cattle, on his lease. The poems in his book reveal life in Texas. The poetry of Ray A. Twist also paints us a picture of his cowboy life in Texas for forty years.

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