Black Day in Busted Gulch (lyttlejoe)

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Black Day in Busted Gulch

Raven arrived at the saloon

with Lean's last will

and the shocking news

that Hunter did kill

Lean, with a single bullet

to her heart, then stole

her horse and did depart.


The knell from the church tower

confirmed it was over

No more would we see

Lean Copper Clover

Nobody could speak

didn't know what to say

But in Busted Gulch history

this would be a black day


Raven read from the list

when the crying was through

She'd bequeathed a few things

to the people she knew

Things familiar to all,

each with its own tale,

that would safeguard her memory

from the grim reaper's veil


It was hard to believe

their old friend was gone

That swaggering girl they first knew,

moving on

Who brought light to their lives

and smiles to their hearts

So they printed a eulogy

to read, before she departs

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