Mountain Man

In the foothills of the Tetons

in a cabin I had made

I was snowed in by a blizzard

and wondering why I had stayed.

They say I am a mountain man

but, they don't know how I have prayed.

I trap for furs as a living

and its a terrible life.

For twenty long years

I have been without my sweet wife.

I think of my darling

as I lie here in bed,

I wish I were with her

but, she is long dead.

No other can replace her

and I will never believe

that she is not with me

on this cold winter's eve.

She is the love of my life

and I will never forget.

Each day I do miss her

and long for her yet.

I live a life without people

and I chose it for me

because no one can replace her

and that is the way it must be.

Mountain men are just people

and many are kind

but, we all left something behind.

For some it was heartache

for some it was pain.

For me it was memories

and I'll not have them again.

JimKS © 10/9/2000

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