lay down

take your hat off cowboy 

sit down and rest awhile 

you've been on the range too long 

where is that winning smile? 

I know you worked up a sweat 

from riding this old homestead 

lay down and rest now cowboy

put your boots under my bed 

lay your head down on my breast 

let me wrap my warmth around 

let me take your cares away 

let my stroke your tired brow

let me hold you with my heart 

stop the worries from coming down 

let's make love until it's light 

and daylight again surrounds

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License