One example of a popular "cowboy poem" written by a non-cowboy is "The Ride of Paul Venarez" by Eben E. Rexford, a 19th-Century freelance author.
Typical themes of cowboy poetry include:[citation needed] The following is a verse from LaVerna Johnson's poem "Homestead", which exhibits traditional cowboy poetry features: We hear calls of cattle lowing, voices carry on the breeze As it wanders down the canyon, then meanders through the trees.
While we stop to smell the sage, light shimmers "quakie's" golden leaves, And it sure feels good to be back home again.
Though it deals with those who work with livestock and nature, it would be incorrect to categorize cowboy poetry as pastoral.
The counter-argument runs that imposing a particular structure on cowboy poetry would move the focus away from the subject matter.