Yesterday
while walking my dog
At the park
I saw a tall drink of water
A Winsome man who put us at ease
He’s saying his music to the air in trees
A genuine cowboy
From head to toe,
A cowboy hat, boots,Wrangler jeans
a rodeo belt buckle
Gave me a chuckle he sat
in a chair under a yonder, shade tree,
I saw him before he saw me
I mention if he sat there long enough,
He just might see
Eagles, hawks and a vultures or two
His slow reply
“ all I’ve seen so far
is a dog I once knew”
Lean back in his chair,
relaxing there contemplating
the morning view 7:42 am
By the time we finish our walk,
he was gone his melody, his song
still linger from the tips of his fingers
Today, sitting on a picnic table
The cowboy young and able
guitar in hand singing his music, he took a stand
(sundown by Gordon Lightfoot 1974)
“Strumming my face with his fingers
Singing in my whole life with this song”
like he was part of a country band
The minute we got out of the car he stopped,
Pulled his guitar down
I smiled when I spoke half in a joke
I had hoped for a serenader or two
He looked up
Tipped his hat with a gleam in his eye
You were were you
as we walked by
Halfway down the trail,
I can hear him
strumming his guitar had much to say
Not singing just playing away
The soothing country, music,
gracefully in the air
birds, squirrels, deer
Far and near
animals big and small everywhere paused
Ears went up twitching animals in awe
for a moment
to take in the one man band
As more people arrived for their daily walkabout
Simply honest, not to deceive
The cowboy quietly got up to leave
A Solitary man
Inspired song
1)Solitary man (April 1966)
By Neil Diamond
2)Killing me softly 1973
By Roberta Flack
BLT Webster’s Word of the day challenge
Winsome 8-8-25
Windsome describes people and things that are cheerful, pleasant, and appealing
I started this poem July 7 2025
It sat in my draft mode until tonight‘s word of the day challenge
There are all types of people at this park. It’s tucked away and just away out of the main thoroughfare with a forest of trees surrounding the grassy knoll, a large soccer field has a pathway around it for dogs and people to stretch their legs.