Doc Holliday
Gentleman of Georgian civility
Grand southern charm
Gone with the wind
West to ease the consumption
Whiskey and revolvers
The antifogmatic and the peace
Most afly
Amid the great western expanse
Treasure and glory
Miners and the highgraders
Hay barbers, cow choppers and horsehide
A life lived according to Hoyle
For the actual and the acquisitive
Quite the protagonist
Antagonist
Recounted as all beer and skittles
To make his bakes nightly and drink his fill
Titivated in the best bib and tucker
Friend to the vaulting house
Tenderloin and tiger towns
Always by the ears
With nary a fear of cashing in
A death wish some will say
There just were none faster
Like as not only half the tale wrought
Never one for the gospel mill may well be
But by the deuce or daisy
All at some time must find their smile
Grand southern charm
Gone with the wind
West to ease the consumption
Whiskey and revolvers
The antifogmatic and the peace
Most afly
Amid the great western expanse
Treasure and glory
Miners and the highgraders
Hay barbers, cow choppers and horsehide
A life lived according to Hoyle
For the actual and the acquisitive
Quite the protagonist
Antagonist
Recounted as all beer and skittles
To make his bakes nightly and drink his fill
Titivated in the best bib and tucker
Friend to the vaulting house
Tenderloin and tiger towns
Always by the ears
With nary a fear of cashing in
A death wish some will say
There just were none faster
Like as not only half the tale wrought
Never one for the gospel mill may well be
But by the deuce or daisy
All at some time must find their smile
John Henry Holliday didn't die with his boots on
Story holds; lying in his warded bed
Doc spoke his last
He asked for whiskey
Looked down to his bare feet
Laughed and said,
"Well I'll be damned, this is funny"
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21 Comments
Post a CommentWonderful. And you capture that Southern drawl despite staying within your poetic excellence. And... I won't look it up but wait to hear from you who Hoyle was.
This piece was republished in Cowboys & Indians Magazine poem of the week 4/27/2010
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They misspelled my name
Nice work, I love anything history related.
I've always been a Doc-H fan...I like "cow choppers." See Joe Queenan's "Closing Time" on that subject.
'a life according to Hoyle' - great line!
So that was his first name - John!
Wow, the visual presence of the time was brilliant. I really liked this one ;-)
An atmospheric poem about a period of American history that I've always been interested in.
Very nicely written.
Very good! I especially love the last line. :)