One cowboy is quite the poet. His name is Steve Payer, who, when he is not working with horses, is a broker with RE/MAX, specializing in ranches. Here's his poem which I thought was quite good:
"Billy Two Hawks"
A Horseman he, beyond compare, I know not of another,
Perhaps amidst his DNA, An Equus is his brother.
With focus true and passion strong, his life he's dedicated
To the mastery of and the skills therein
A Vaquero, predicated
On one clear goal, on one clear choice,
To find the Harmony
'Tween horse and man he lives his life
For the Horseback Symphony.
I've known this man nigh even years,
And never has he faltered,
To give a hand, a word or spur,
To help with horses haltered,
Or saddled up, or trotting out,
But needing his firm hand,
To help a fellow horseman
Ride out across the Land.
He suffers not the foolish ones
Who want but will not master,
Those age old skills that come with Time
and Patience, not the faster,
Quicker, less enduring way
Using Fear and sometimes Force,
He is a man beyond compare,
This Brother of the Horse.
Steve Payer 12/20/05
