Speaking of AUs - poetry?

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So here in the US, it's National Vin Month!  Okay, no, not really, it's National Poetry Month - and in honor of that, and to cross these ideas of alternate universes and poetry, I thought I'd periodically drop in some interesting cowboy poetry - yes yes, indeed, there is actually a form of American poetry called "Cowboy Poetry" (who knew??).

So today, in hopes of inspiring us all to write alternate universes (perhaps ones in which Vin writes good poetry and doesn't recite it to Mary), I give you a classic cowboy poem.

( Not an ode to his horse.  )

So - words?  ideas?  Something fun and happy???