Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Out Where the West Begins

 
Out Where the West Begins

Out where the handclasp’s a little stronger,
Out where the smile dwells a little longer,
    That’s where the West begins;
Out where the sun is a little brighter,
Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter,
Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter,
    That’s where the West begins.

Out where the skies are a trifle bluer,
Out where friendship’s a little truer,
    That’s where the West begins;
Out where a fresher breeze is blowing,
Where there’s laughter in every streamlet flowing,
Where there’s more of reaping and less of sowing,
    That’s where the West begins;

Out where the world is in the making,
Where fewer hearts in despair are aching,
    That’s where the West begins;
Where there’s more of singing and less of sighing,
Where there’s more of giving and less of buying,
And a man makes friends without half trying —
    That’s where the West begins.

Out where the West Begins, 1917
Arthur Chapman

Cousin TR on the ranch, checking cattle in the canyon.

7 comments:

  1. My niece would love to be out on the ranch with Cousin TR! She's becoming a horse fanatic!
    Nancy

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  2. Love your new header, La Tea Dah. Beautiful! Nice post, too. Have to say, I do miss the sunshine of Arizona! Sincerely, Susan from writingstraightfromtheheart.blogspot.com

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  3. What a great poem!

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  4. Fun header! Handsome cousin checking the lines. What a nice poem...I've never heard it before.

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  5. Great poem, but love the picture of TR.

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  6. I love this poem! Great picture of your cousin.
    Valerie

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  7. Being an Arizona gal, I loved this post :-)

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