316-350-5841
  • Wheel of Fortune Ranch
  • About Donna Penley
  • Contact
  • Interview Real People, Real Life
  • Riding Lessons
  • What's In A Name
  • Western Novels / Poetry
  • Petting Ranch
  • Get Involved / Volunteer
  • Ranch Products / Services
  • Blog
  • Slide Show
  • Rehoming A Pet
  • Ranch Videos
  • 10 Commandments of the Ranch
  • Back To The Country
  • Chicks In School

 OL’ JIM

2/8/2017

0 Comments

 
 OL’ JIM
 By Donna Penley


His wife passed away in ‘73, so he struggles alone on th’ farm;
Learns to do the things  she had done - like cook,  an’ clean an’ iron.
He even learns to make pickles, fills his pantry from th’ vegetable patch;
He grins to himself as he hears ladies say that ‘he’d
make  a wonderful “catch“!
Oh, he still sees to his cattle, his crops an’ the hay,
still plows with th’ ol’ 9N ;
It still runs as good as it did years ago -- he thinks
it’s a lot like him.
His sons and daughters keep tabs on him -- he thinks
they treat him like a kid;
But, their love for their daddy shines on strong,  as his
and their Mam’a’s did.
He knows that one day he’ll have to leave, but ‘till
then, he ain’t givin’ in ;
He plows an’ sows an’ tends them ol’ cows -- to give
up would be a sin!
On Saturdays he’ll go into town, to the
Center to play him some cards;
An’ if Bessie or Sue wants to cook for him,   he sure
won’t break their hearts.      
But, this thought’s always there, in th’ back of his mind -- he knows that she’s waitin’ for him;
To cross over that plain to be with her again, when his light on this earth has dimmed.
But until that time comes, he’ll do his best to make good
use of his time --
‘Till th’ angel beckons an’ takes his hand, an’ leads
him over that line.
 
Copyright Protected 

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Donna Penley is a Cowgirl Poet with deep Kansas roots who has been writing cowboy poetry for over twenty five years. She is a real Cowgirl and an ex-barrel racer.

    Donna writes about all phases of cowboy life, with lots of humor woven in. Her poem Carrie Nation hangs in the Carrie Nation Museum in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

    As a benefit for the blind and sight impaired, Great Empire Broadcasting produced a cassette tape of her poetry and distributed it to all Kansas public libraries (
    No Preservatives Added : a collection of cowboy poetry).

    Archives

    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    July 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016

    RSS Feed

Donna on wheel of fortune game show

From game show to sanctuary, animals and children get second chance (Wichita Eagle Article and Video)

​pHOTOGRAPHY bY SCOTT wRIGHT:      www.thewrightway.smugmug.com/

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!   PLEASE CALL FIRST.   316 350 5841

Wheel Of Fortune Ranch, Inc: A Non-Profit Foundation
501(c)(3)  EIN: 81-2598456
 
“For it is in giving that we receive.”  - St. Francis of Assisi
Donations Gratefully Received 
  • Wheel of Fortune Ranch
  • About Donna Penley
  • Contact
  • Interview Real People, Real Life
  • Riding Lessons
  • What's In A Name
  • Western Novels / Poetry
  • Petting Ranch
  • Get Involved / Volunteer
  • Ranch Products / Services
  • Blog
  • Slide Show
  • Rehoming A Pet
  • Ranch Videos
  • 10 Commandments of the Ranch
  • Back To The Country
  • Chicks In School