Elizabeth Ebert, ‘Grand Dame of Cowboy Poetry,’ Dies at 93

(NYTimes) In one poem, titled “Cowboy Courtin’ Time,” she described a ranch romance, in which the woman invariably ends up between the cowboy and his dog.

 

The cowboy’ll put his arm around

 

And hug you ’til you hurt

 

And then he starts to pawin’

 

(The dog, that is) your shirt.

 

They’ve got you snuggled there between

 

Just a pawn within their game.

It doesn’t matter where you turn
 

‘Cause they kiss about the same.

 

Long years have passed since courtin’ time

 

Changed me from Miss to Mrs.

 

And I’ll admit, I’ve grown to like

 

Those cowboy-cowdog kisses.

 

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