Cowboys and Holsters

The early west was really wild,
Tough on men and harder on woman or child.

Men and horses were wild, wooly and full of fleas
And never curried below the knees.

Cowboys wore a holster and carried a revolving colt,
They would draw without hesitation and never bolt.

Transportation was, horses, wagons, stagecoach, or trains.
Today cowboys drive cars, trucks, helicopters or planes.

I sat on a horse at Bush Intercontinental and watched a jumbo jet land,
On the very spot where Buffalo were once known to stand.

And as I reflected on those days long gone.
In the holster on my hip, was a Nokia cell phone.

Dale Hensley
January, 2004