Most of you know I dabble in cowboy poetry mainly writing poems about my horse experiences. "Second Thoughts" was rejected the first time around. I was learning to write poetry then and didn't understand the importance of meter or the difference between actual rhyming words and "near" rhymes. After some major rewriting, I decided to submit it again, and it was accepted.
And here's the first two stanzas for your reading enjoyment:
Night’s soft breeze caressed my cheek. I sat that fence alone. Happy sounds came from the camp, Though sadness set the tone.
No one knew where I had gone. The moon’s glow swathed my back. Night’s stark shadows bathed the ground, My silhouette lay black.
Posted by Osiris (Member # 9196) on :
Congrats Crystal, way to go! I seem to remember someone at Baen's Bar who also writes cowboy poetry. Is that you or someone else?
Posted by Crystal Stevens (Member # 8006) on :
Sorry, it isn't me. www.cowboypoetry.com is the only site I've submitted to. Maybe I ought to think about widening my horizons .
Posted by Merlion-Emrys (Member # 7912) on :
Congratushoggoths.
Posted by Osiris (Member # 9196) on :
Oh, I meant somebody from the Baen's Bar forums had posted their own publication to this same website.
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