GEARY, THE LONE RANGER, and TONTO
The Lone Ranger said to Tonto one day,
Lets take a trip up to Geary.
I have some old friends I've wanted to see,
Jasper, Dale, Douglas and Larry.
So he jumped up on Silver, and Tonto on Scout,
And just before noon they both headed out.
Twas a long way to go, maybe two or three days,
And a couple of nights spent sleeping on hay.
The horses were healthy, and so it would be,
The trip would be easy, with friends there to see.
They laughed as they rode, and they dined in the wild,
Just two good old boys, in the mind of a child.
They were my hero's, and I wanted to see,
If they looked anything like what I'd seen on TV.
They traveled along all the dust-laden trails,
The horses were thirsty and wagging their tails.
They soon came to cross the old Rockwell Stream,
Hidden deep in the woods was a fisherman's dream.
The horses were watered the riders would eat,
Then down stream to Geary, where friends they would meet.
As they drew closer to Freeman Smiths store,
There was laughter of children from water, and shore.
Oh what a day this was going to be,
The Lone Ranger and Tonto were visiting me.
My friends and theirs had gathered around,
Horses with thundering hooves on the ground?
Frightening at first, but when they would appear,
The children let out with a deafening cheer.
They all were excited dancing with glee,
When their hero's approached as they would on TV.
Then Silver did rise up, on his two back feet,
The Lone Ranger, dismounted and started to greet.
As Tonto slid down off the warm back of Scout,
He raised his hand hi to a welcome of shouts.
The bonding that took place there on that day,
Will not be forgotten and will not fade away.
The children were happy seeing heroes and friends,
Three days had passed when they rode off again.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto, have long since been gone,
But like the children of Geary, their Legend lives on.
This is similar to what we will all experience in August of 2012.
Hope you have enjoyed this bit of imagination. Geo
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