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THE MEASURE OF A MAN

2/28/2017

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THE MEASURE OF A MAN
By Donna Penley

I glanced down at the ol’ cowboy’s hand --
Time an’ hard labor had left their brand.
An’ etched ‘round his eyes were deep laugh lines;
Th’ mark of many smiles -- an’ the march of time.
His gaze was straight an’ strong an’ true;
His eyes could look right into you.


How do you gauge th’ measure of a man?
It’s th’ look in his eye an’ th’ clasp of his hand!
An’ a heart that’s strong an’ loyal, too --
You sense, in a pinch, he’d take care of you.
So, what can you learn from a man’s handshake?
If all your senses are awake --
You can gauge th’ measure of a man,
By th’ look in his eye an’ the clasp of his hand.

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    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).

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