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Gentle breezes and fond memories,
As the leaves just begin to turn,
Inward gazes back down the years,
A heart just beginning to yearn
Over those youthful days long past
When Gene Autry rode the West
And movies only cost a dime;
Those are the times I loved best.
Those summer days I spent roaming
A world of innocent imagination;
Where tigers stalked but never killed,
And Indians didn't live on reservations
'Til Mama’s whistle pierced the air,
Shooing pirates and Flash Gordon away;
Supper and the coming of twilight
Called a temporary halt to my play.
I’d watch the sinking summer sun
In its Technicolor withdrawal from sight,
And think if only I could run fast enough
I'd stay forever in its rosy light.
There’s still a secret part of me
Full of cowboys and pirates and fun;
I call it up, every now and then,
And race after that summer sun.
©Copyright September 29, 2007
by Thurman P. Woodfork
Author’s Note: Gene Autry’s hundredth
birthday was in September 2007. Gene
spent four years in the Army Air Force
during WW-II.
Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code
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The Cowboy must never shoot
first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage.
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He must never go back on his
word, or a trust confided in him.
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He must always tell the
truth.
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He must be gentle with
children, the elderly, and animals.
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He must not advocate or
possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas.
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He must help people in
distress.
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He must be a good worker.
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He must keep himself clean
in thought, speech, action, and personal habits.
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He must respect women,
parents, and his nation’s laws.
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The Cowboy is a patriot.
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