FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Ridin' by the Fire: A Collection of Poems
FC 11 C-29
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Eugene N. Cayton
The Boss of the T Bench Bar
Jest settin' here watchin' a flame dance an' play.
fire, sick, warm, girl, angel, growed-up, boss
Ridin' by the Fire: A Collection of Poems
FC 11 C-29
57
Eugene N. Cayton
The Annual Batch
Yo'r wife is gone an' yo're all alone.
wife, visit, raising hell, goodbye, cook, patch, bachelor
Ridin' by the Fire: A Collection of Poems
FC 11 C-29
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Eugene N. Cayton
Ridin' by the Fire
Saddle up yo'r imagination; An' ride around among yo'r dreams
desert, imagination, dreams, old days, campfire, home-camp
Ridin' by the Fire: A Collection of Poems
Eugene N. Cayton
FC 11 C-29
63
Inez Harper Cayton
Nostalgic Reflections
I would like to introduce a few of the many people we knew?
Ed, Link, Nick, the old lady, Almond
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
9
Ed Brown
Saloons
I've been known to spend time in barrooms.
booze, bartender, opposite sex, empty pockets, beg, bar gal
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
4
Fin Bayles
The Death of Juan Chacon
The eastern sky was growing light, The stars were turning pale.
Juan Chacon, sheep, herd, ambitious, work, save, home, dream, sheepman, Little Hat, brat, beggar, wife, son, Utah, Yellow jacket, Abajo Mountains, Jorgensen Krag, gunman, death, assassin, New Mexico, white lace shawl, murderer
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
1
Darrell Arnold
There's Somethin' That a Cowboy Knows
There's somethin' that a cowboy knows; That makes him ride the land.
choice, life, live, good, fast, thrill, kinship, horse, worthwhile, drift, alone, forsake, pain, room, soul-fulfilling, freedom, plain, roam, wild, last good-by
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
10
Ed Brown
Cow dogs
Now some cow dogs have pedigrees.
dog, name, Lucky, Romeo, Ol' Screech, Ornery, Meter Maid, Lazy, Backhoe, Nixon, Welfare, Buzzard, Leppie
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
12
Bob Christensen
Rancher's Revenge
We'd worked all day a-branding calves.
rest, Buck, contemplate, beef, cancer, bureaucrat, government, public, funds, range, rent, cows, gigantic steer, million ton, Washington, rancher's plight
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
14
John Dofflemeyer
'Til I Depart
Few men feel these hillsides breathe; Or hear the heartbeat underneath.
survive, Ma Nature, St. Peter, untamed, Eden, pearly gates, die, rhyming, depart, death
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
15
John Dofflemeyer
Drought of Seventy-Seven
It was dry in the fall of seventy-six.
dry, drought, dust, bust, cows, cowmen, rain, cattle prices, Ma Nature, loss, politicians
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
16
John Dofflemeyer
Blackrock Pass
A thunderstorm began to form.
lightning, storm, fishing, electricity, horses, return, cyclamen, columbine, pinto
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
18
Leon Flick
Listen to the Sun Go Down
Upon a warm September's eve.
shadows, evening, night, dark, quail, rock chuck, hoot-owl, deer, coyote, wasps, magpie, meadowlark, nighthawks, porcupine, bobcat, muskrat, beaver, sun, sunset, listen, down, animals, sound
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Leon Flick
Go and Just Buckaroo
They say with barbed wire came the fall of the West.
West, East, point of view, fence, gate, rest,
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
21
Kay Kelley
A What??!!
The honeymoon was in full swing.
wedding, honeymoon, cowgirl, "Man of the West", love, marriage, courting, ranch, wrench, plumber, cowboys, John Wayne, partner, best friend, con, sheep-herding, eternity
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Kay Kelley
Treasure
When I cowboyed for the old ZR.
cowboy, Hereford, bulls, ranch, hand, pet, cows,, lead, poodle, drag, tow, tradition, old ways, drive
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Kay Kelley
Playing with Foxy's Nose
I have a bay cutting filly.
horse, scowl, game, quick, peaceful, filly, sweep, bow, breaths
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
27
Mike Logan
Brands
Me an' Slim was movin' heifers.
car, Cadillac, New York, lady, horse, cows, cowboy, stars, brand, branding, talking, air
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Mike Logan
An Ancient Beaver slide
Alone it stood, All made of wood.
beaverslide, wood, bygone times, hay, stacking, nature, fossiled, beast, petrified, ancient, old
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Mike Logan
Ol'Cooky
Now, Ol' Cooky was some ugly; An' he surely weren't no rose.
nose, smell, cook, wash, bathe, bath, tub, clean, death, Maker, died, drown
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Gary McMahan
A Cowboy in' Day
Morning is just a thin line to the east.
ranch hand, day, cattle, cows, herding, doctor, medicine, breakfast, heifer, ride, nap, yearling, punch, prayer, Lord, Horses and Cattle, day in the saddle
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Rod McQueary
The Pistol
It's a still and quiet twilight.
rider, alone, limping, roan, Indians, shot, blood, hunting party, horses, bullet,.44, war, pistol, gun, hide, bleed, death, bushes, swather, farmer, battleground, crap, rusty, steel, junk
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Rod McQueary
Hard Move
They had heard the news and it was bad.
move, moving, farewell, kindness, friends, rural, interest rates, drought, starve, town, home, goodbye
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Wallace McRae
Hat Etiquette
There are rules of decorum and conduct.
genuine, cowboys, rules, mores, traditions, manners, code, West, diplomats, hats, Resistol, resolution, hat rack, Hebrews, birth to death, sombreros, aye
New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-30
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Wallace McRae
Give Us a Song, Ian Tyson
Write me a tune, Ian Tyson.
songs, tune, words, yearning, cowboy, sing, music, verses, hero, throng lyrics, Nashville, ballad, ranch