With Caroline behind
Up round corkscrew mountain path
Past herds of wild horses you
Didn’t know the world had

In a mountain laid meadow
You’ll be greeted with smiles
A place you’ll call home
While you explore the wild

Away from the creek
In the pasture sounds bells
The silhouette of a man
You never expected to be so swell

He rises at fire
Fresh coffee in hand
As glistering dew drops
Cover the land

Before the lights hits your eyes
The horses are fed
Saddled and bridled
Before your’re out of your bed

You’re ready to head out
Don’t stop at the stump
He gives the best legs up in town
So there is no need to jump

If you’ve eaten to much
The night before
Don’t fret about such
He’s lifted 250 pounds more

He knows all the trails
Like the back of his mule
But 40mile ridge
that’s his jewel

Ride in the dark
Ride in his sleep
In a suit and tie
He’ll lassoo a big horned sheep

When the ride is done
And the horses trot in
Clancy’s knot is taught
By Fred with a spin

The firepit’s hot, the
Cowgirls allright
The coffee is ready
The stars shine bright

He remembers tales
Of adventures up stream
A covered wagon
And two horses team

Sitting by the fire
Through shadows and glow
A voice tells tales
of men frozen in snow

So many layers are revealed
Through the days
From politics and poems
To the old country ways

Our trip to the rockies
Was something out of a book
Our heartfelt thank you to the Bighorn Team
and their own captain hook.

Painted Feather (Cassy) and Painted outlaw (Sofie)
Ontario, Canada