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STANDIN’ ON TH’ RIMROCK

2/19/2017

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STANDIN’ ON TH’ RIMROCK
By Donna Penley

Tonight as I stand on th’ rim rock, I feel what th’ spirits must feel;
Th’ vast panorama, th’ sheer majesty, makes me humble, my sould t’ kneel
Before th’ power of nature -- life, death, th’ call of th’ wild;
Th’ things that go on around us as time passes by --
Th’ return of man to a child.

For, a child only sees th’ truth of it all, an’ man sees only th’ gain ’
Th’ condition of th’ human spirit is a mix of great joy an’ great pain.
Th’ bright candle that flickers on th’ bunkhouse table throws dark shadows on th’ wall -
An’ th’ feather that’s loosed from th’ eagle can’t fortell it’s fall.

If you stand out here on th’ rim rock, you can truly see for miles;
An’ you realize you’re far, far away from life’s most maudlin trials..
For, if you want t’ gain wisdom, you put yourself to th’ test --
An’ you stand out here on th’ rim rock, --
‘Cause, from here, th’ view’s th’ best!!

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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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