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The Last of the Cowboys

They have gone down like the sunset, who like the sun
Were mighty and high and scornful; their hour is done.
Slowly into the night they ride, each one.
They have gone down like the sunset, sharp on the hill.
A moment against the sky they stood, until
The dark came down and they met it, stoic and still.

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