The Apology, The poem came in rhymes so I left it that way. Options

[vessq]

THE APOLOGY

Did you ever step across a horse
In the chill before the dawn
And leave a woman wondering
How long you would be gone?

She'd know you were home
When she heard you at the door
You'd never even say
What pasture you were headed for.

Never thought that she might worry
When you stayed out way late
Maybe lay awake and listen hard
Trying to hear you at the gate

Did she think you might be laying hurt
From a cow wreck or a fall
And wonder where to go and look
Or which neighbor she should call?

You are gray as granite now and careful
No careless cowboy any more
And decide to ask forgiveness
For all the worry you caused her

Through a puzzled laugh, you hear her say
I slept right through the goofy things you'd do
Because when we both were twenty
I was immortal, just like you.

[Guest_Lone Wolf_*]

Hello Vess,
You have brought me out of the shadows. I find myself too busy nowadays to contribute much to the forum, but I felt a need to comment on your poem. You have received plenty of great advice on meter that I can't match. I will say that I related to the poem very much. I don't have a cowboy background, but I grew up on a dairy farm. That farm is still in the family and I think often of the lessons learned there.
I enjoyed your poem, keep up the good work.
Brent