A Cowboy's Prayer for Jack McLeod

We lay you down with tears upon our cheeks
for the chance one day when we will meet you
on that distant dusty road to heaven.
May you ride long into the sunset, with a
soft breeze calling you home.
You'll not saddle your pony, no more shall you
roam. From now until then, the cold earth
is your home.
Forever in silence, you'll call to you steed, to
ride swiftly 'till dawn, so you
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