Honest Lee stepped out of a dime western—
wavy brown hair, chestnut mustache,
six-shooter on his thigh.
Not anybody’s prairie girl,
I knew which one of us was a lie—
even with his black olive eyes,
black as my lil’ ol’ pea pickin’ heart.
© 2025 Jennifer Wagner
Photo © 2025 Jennifer Wagner
Nice one.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun..Judy Dykstra-Brown..(They want to sign me in as anonymous..)
ReplyDeleteNow that’s different, Jennifer, and very enjoyable! I like the simile ‘black as my lil’ ol’ pea pickin’ heart’.
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