Summary: A group of poems about Joe Cartwright .
Rating: K
Word Count: 578
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As you are reading, please keep in mind that I’m not a gifted poet. These are just snippets from my brain that I felt would like to be heard! 😉
~~School-boy Joe~~
There once was School-boy Joe
He was really the one to know
School-boy Joe was liked by all the girls
For his eyes shined like polished pearls
He knew how to keep secrets “on the low”
And without Pa knowing, from school he would go
School-boy Joe had the best hair because of his curls
This, also, helped him draw in the girls
~~Our Joe~~
He’s one to have his heart on his sleeve
From a fight he will never leave
Who is he?
It’s Our Joe
Not that big, but not puny at all
Never to crack when pushed up against a wall
Who is he?
It’s Our Joe
His curly hair and flashing, green eyes
Are hard to leave when time to say your goodbyes
No wonder we love him; it’s Our Joe.
~~Shirtless Joe~~*
This day was a day hotter than most
Ev’ryone wished they lived on the coast
Except for the fair maidens of Virginia City
They all hoped for a glimpse of Shirtless Joe
And to see him they all knew where to go
To the largest ranch around; The Ponderosa
All of the young ladies flocked there
Where Shirtless Joe worked with nary a care
He took a brake to have a short swim
Soon, the women crept up to the fence
Of his shirtless-ness they hoped to catch a glimpse
But to their surprise, all they did find
was an old man taking a bath
For Shirtless Joe had done the math
and decided to work on chopping the wood
For he’d known the number of maidens
so he sent the old man there bathin’!
Then, he worked shirtless-ly in peace.
~~Prince Joe Cartwright~~*
There once was a princess so fair
with luscious locks of golden, blond hair
Then, when out on the street
guess whom did she meet
But no other than Prince Joe Cartwright
the one whose pants were extra tight
He gave her a kiss
that no one did miss
and made all the dear women near swoon
under the light of the bright, full moon
He bent down on one knee
and asked, “Will you marry me, dear princess with golden, blond hair?”
Then, she did what no one would dare
She slapped Prince Joe Cartwright
then said for everyone to know,
”I will not marry such rubbishy as thee!
For you smell of horse and cattle pee!”
Then, she left without any other words
Ev’ryone was silent, save for the birds
Prince Joe stood there, for all he could do was stare
at the retreating back of the princess with golden, blonde hair.
~~In Loving Memory of Joe Cartwright/Michael Landon~~**
There was a man both fictional and real
If we were down, our hearts he would heal
On TV he was Joe Cartwright
and we had looked for episodes in which his pants were worn tight
In real-life he was Michael Landon
None of our hearts would he abandon
When either went through pain
none of us were to gain
Both of them we loved more than a might
In loving memory: Joe Cartwright
We are sad, but we will not weep, for his life is done
In loving memory: Michael Landon
~The End~
*in these poems I started to run out of words to rhyme with. Sorry!
**Sorry this one’s so sad, but I was having a rough day.
~The End~
*in these poems I started to run out of words to rhyme with. Sorry!
**Sorry this one’s so sad, but I was having a rough day.
Tags: Joe / Little Joe Cartwright
I enjoyed these little poems, particularly Shirtless Joe. They were all fun.
Thank you! It was fun to write them!
I loved each one of them! After all, I love all the many faces of our cowboy!
Thanks for reading and I’m glad you liked it!
Cute! The Prince Joe one made me laugh …
That one took me a long time to write because it couldn’t quit laughing at it! I’m glad it made you laugh too.
Thinking about Joe on a rough day always works wonders. Thanks for sharing, A-P.
Yes, Joe always makes me feel better on bad days. I’m glad I could share with y’all!
I love these poems A-P! The Prince Joe Cartwright one made me laugh. I understand the rough day thing, whatever my emotion is I just want to write about it sometimes.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it! Writing about my feelings always helps me cope with them.
There is a girl at school I knew that killed her self and that inspired me to write my story “Lies”. It’s about Joe trying to hang himself after Amy Bishop’s death. Just writing that helped me get over my friend’s death.
That’s really sad, I’m sorry you had to go through that.
It helps me understand thing when I write about them. Thank you.
These were all fun to read. Each one captured a different aspect of Joe. The last one was poignant and brought actor and character together.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it AC.