FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
71
Laura Colleen Crawford Christian
Spring on the Ranch
I stacked my dishes in the sink last night; So we could check the cow herd.
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
73
Laura Colleen Crawford Christian
Alone on the Prairie
The harvest moon shine a big yellow ball; But the chill in the air forewarns one of fall.
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
75
Laura Colleen Crawford Christian
The Night After Christmas
This is one of those nights that I can't sleep! The hands of the clock just barely creep!
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
77
T. Shannon Crawford and Rick Griggs
Lulu Belle
It doesn't seem right, now does it ole girl, I thought you'd live forever.
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
81
Ralph Orson Drown
The Searcher
I have scanned the skies of the future; Some faint light of nebula to see.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
83
T. Shannon Crawford
The Letter Edged in Black
I was standing by the window yesterday morning, Without a thought of worry or of care
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
87
Hazel Drown
Whispers of the Past
No diary is needed, the past to portray, Painted fresh in my mind, it is vivid today.
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
91
Chet Neely
An Old Arrow
One day way up in the mountains; Just my horse, my dog, and me.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
95
T. Shannon Crawford
Heaven's Grocery Store
I was walking down life's highway a long time ago, One day I saw a sign that read.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
99
T. Shannon Crawford
Unspoken Words
When I was a youngster, 'bout a year and a half, I was ridin' horses, and at two ridin' calves.
Playing Cowboys: Low Culture and High Art in the Western
FC 11 D-08
Robert Murray Davis
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
1
Elizabeth Bancroft
Lawn Lessons
Lord, how we laughed when dogs got connected.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
2
Elizabeth Bancroft
Winter Solstice
Work horses, eyes closed hair winter length.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
3
C.J. Berkman
In the Blood
I'm Indian.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
8
Doris Bircham
he tells it like it was
Over thirty years I bin ranchin' an' I ain't seen nothin' like it before just out ridin' checkin' my herd.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
9
Doris Bircham
Transplanted
He takes 63's calf when he thinks she's not looking.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
10
Doris Bricham
Morning Prelude
Though sunrise haze I watch twenty-two blue hours.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
11
Doris Bircham
Centennial Quilting
Her hands shake a little as she holds needle and thread.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
12
Ed Brown
In the Eye of the Beholder
Of course I'll come, I answered; When I got the foreman's call.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
15
Laurie Wagner Buyer
Mud Creek Beaver
Little worker I've walked a mile in these hot, floppy.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
16
Laurie Wagner Buyer
Through Aspens and Beyond
Our woodstove blazes against winter.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
17
Laurie Wagner Buyer
Smell of Sage
Autumns ago we rode bareback for sage, crossing and re-crossing river channels.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
19
Laurie Wagner Buyer
Haiku from the Mountains
Water rush on stone, coyote calling all alone.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
20
Ron Chapell
Cliff Dwellers
Shy, they hover in the shadows along the broken ledges.
Maverick Western Verse
John C. Dofflemyer
FC 11 D-09
22
Ron Chappell
Kings, Tonight
The stove glows red in the herders tent.