Miss Kitty, A Poem By William Stevenson

                             MISS KITTY

                                 Photo public domain

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

Miss Kitty was a beauty, 

With a big heart so true.

A true golden lady,

The queen of the west

She stood for goodness,

Her friends were so blessed.

She owned the Longbranch, 

A popular bar.

Her heart belonged,

To the man with a Star.

Her boyfriend was Dillon, 

They both wanted more.

But serving the law,

Dillon couldn't ignore. 

So they lived life in love,

But still lived apart.

Kitty's beauty was endless, 

And held Dillon's heart.

She lives on forever,

A true TV star.

But to us she is more,

Than a queen of a bar.

She truly was special, 

An American prize.

So bright as the sun,

She shines in your eyes.

She played her part well,

Amanda we we're here.

To us you'll be Kitty,

And we'll always hold near

So we all love Miss Kitty,

That's easy to see.

A Gunsmoke original, 

Forever she'll be.

- WILLIAM STEVENSON

Gun Smoke Rerun's, 50 years old and More Popular than Disney Movie's: By G.C. Stevens

Drawing by Kelly Hynes  Fort Dodge Iowa. 

On July 16th 2025, I found an Article on Breitbart news that was written by columnist John Nolte, who is a writer that has his finger of the pulse of modern media. He gives Particular attention to modern Hollywood. Nolte is an outstanding movie critic with an eye for good movie making, and a discerning palette when it comes to recognizing bad movie making, and he calls out movies makers who have pressed too hard on the political gas pedal.

 The headline of Nolte's most recent article was titled:

Read here:

"Gunsmoke reruns, more popular than disneys star wars / marvel junk."

The title of the article (and the article) hit nerve with me, because in recent weeks, I found myself not only watching reruns of Gunsmoke myself, but I had picked two books (of a six book Gunsmoke series) from Boot hill Books , "Blood, Bullets, and Buckskin, and "The Day of The Gunfighter." Both written by Author, Joseph West.

My return to Gunsmoke after all these years was based upon a few things, such as, literary research, my modern media fatigue, and of course my love of history. I felt that I needed to be close to some common sense for a while. Common sense that was in the past. Thats what I try to achieve at "Dusty Trails of the Old West" A little John Wayne   style of common sense, We also have some awesome contributors who write great stuff and contribute photos to this blog.

And I'm grateful for ya pards!

Gene

Gunsmoke first arrived on the scene in the form of a radio drama in 1952. Before it went off radio in 1963, 480 episodes were produced.

"The television show premiered in 1955 and ran straight through to 1975 with 635 episodes. Unless you count the few seasons where Burt Reynolds appeared, there are no A-list stars. What you have in Gunsmoke is a traditional TV Western set in Dodge City, Kansas, starring James Arness as Sheriff Matt Dillon."

-John Nolte

  Breitbart.com 

 Photo from the Authors. 

  Collection.