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Jolly Old Man in a Cowboy Hat

April 13, 2012
By Dancer2015 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect, it means that you have decided to look past your imperfections.

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You can’t tell
Just by looking at him
A jolly old man in a cowboy hat
Who always puts others before himself

Only few know
What’s really going on
Close family, friends, and of course
The radiation

He looks healthy
The jolly old man in a cowboy hat
From the outside anyway
But on the inside I don’t know

He holds up strong
Strong enough for the both of us
I don’t want him to ever go away
That jolly old man in a cowboy hat

There he goes
That jolly old man in a cowboy hat
He goes through each day living it to its fullest
I want to be like him
He’s my grandpa in that cowboy hat

© Christine W., Waynesville, OH

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