The cowboy rides a horse to work.
He punches cattle as a perk.
He twirls a looping lariat
and at saloons will tarry at.
As a youth I thought his stance
was all adventure and romance.
In my mature, considered view . . .
I wish I were a buckaroo!
About Me
Tim Torkildson is a former circus clown and broadcast journalist. He also spent several years in Thailand as an English teacher. Tim contributes occasional pieces to the St Paul Pioneer Press.