Now for some background: (and perhaps a bit of advice)
I was born and raised in the north eastern point of Nebraska. In a matter of minutes you could go from Nebraska to Iowa into South Dakota. All by crossing one bridge.
Growing up in a small town gave me the appreciation of what was around me, friends, neighbors, family. It was a nice, unrushed pace to raise a family in. I've always been fond of writting poetry and have written for years. Most of those have been thrown away not thinking much about it.
Somewhere around the age of 11 I started to play music in my dad's Country/Western band. After I had moved out on my own to a town called Sioux City Iowa, I hooked up with some other guys and we started playing more "pop" music. Gotta remember what that music was like. LOL now they play it on an oldies station round here dedicated to playing the "Old" 80's stuff. Anyway, I started to write again after a long absence and we turned some of those into songs.
I got married, and seeing the town deteriorate around us, Sioux City that is, we, my wife, children and I, decided for a new start in Southern Missouri. The move was rough and shortly after the move, we lost our 10 month old daughter to SIDS. We tried again and failed with a son who was still born on his due date. This all within a few months of moving to Missouri. A couple of years went past and I hadn't written anything. Then we got the gift of Matthew. Shortly after Matthew was one year old my wife and I seperated. That's when all the pain started to come out and I started to actually write again. To her, for her. Hoping to win her heart back. After a year, we decided to try again. Enter the blessing of Samantha. Things were rough but we tried to give it our best shot to no avail. We decided it was best that we part and go our own ways. We were better friends than husband and wife, to this very day, we remain the best of friends.
My writing comes from what I see inside and around me. From what I see in others eyes. From my heart. You can tell, as you go through this site, and the original Cowboy's Legacy site, (keep an eye open for the new Cowboy's Legacy III) what has happened in my life. When I was happy, lonely, depressed, in love, broken hearted. I've tried to post these in an order of which they were written. Most only take me a matter of a few minutes to write. Some have taken awhile longer.
Life is full of uncertainty. Too short to worry about all the small things. Take love, like life, one day at a time. Give it a chance to grow. Sometimes it will blossom into a beautiful flower and last an eternity. Other times, whether it be from trying to make it grow too fast, neglect or a change of season, love may wither away. It's part of this wonderful and scarey journey that we call life. Learn from mistakes. Try to remember the good times and forget the bad. It will get easier. As long as there is hope in your heart nothing is immpossible. Love will find a way. It may not be immediate and you may have to suffer through a few more heart aches. Just keep hope and faith alive and that one true love that you've been searching for will find you. I am still searching..but I still have hope.
I hope that by posting these on a web site like this, maybe, just maybe, someone out there who has gone through the same feelings that I have will realize that no matter what life may throw at you, you will survive.
Thank You all and God bless,
Darrin L. Broyhill
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