FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
131
Martha Downer Ellis
The Bell
Whatever the sorrow.
land
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
132
Martha Downer Ellis
The River
The wild Red River has been tamed by the dam.
river, water, dam, progress, time
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
133
Martha Downer Ellis
River Bluffs
Once, from a ridge in the Perra.
phantom, city, river
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
134
Martha Downer Ellis
Tomorrow
After we are gone other men.
time, future, endurance
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
135
Martha Downer Ellis
Bill Lane
Bill Lane flew over the Bell.
land, ranch, Bell Ranch
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
136
Martha Downer Ellis
Never Let Us Think
Never let us think that Waddingham or Montoya.
Indians, past, shelter, future, land, generation
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
137
Martha Downer Ellis
Horse Trails
There beside the Bull Trap fence.
trail, future
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
138
Martha Downer Ellis
These Items
Don't tell me I must have made them up.
land
Bell Ranch Glimpses
FC 11 E-01
139
Martha Downer Ellis
Bell Ranch
There are those.
land
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
1
Martha Downer Ellis
A Rope
I saw a rope down town today.
rope, pickup, hands
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
2
Martha Downer Ellis
In Lovington Cemetery
Under the sod the ranchers lie.
rancher, grave, cemetery, windmill, water, comfort
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
3
Martha Downer Ellis
Summer Day
Today at noon.
heat, summer, sun
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
4
Martha Downer Ellis
Heading Home
I've been away much too long.
home, railroad, train, New Mexico
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
8
Martha Downer Ellis
The Map Rock
The Map Rock lies flat and square.
petroglyphs, Indians
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
14
Martha Downer Ellis
Chasing Showers
We ran to see where the rain had fallen.
rain, dirt, dust, dry, drought
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
17
Martha Downer Ellis
Drouth Relief
I can hear that rifle now.
death, drought, calves, 1934
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
20
Martha Downer Ellis
July Rain
And now the ranch is green again.
rain, water, grass, relief
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
21
Martha Downer Ellis
Night Rain
A slow night rain is falling.
rain, water, appreciation, peace
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
22
Martha Downer Ellis
Sunday Clothes
Oh the green young grass is rising.
rain, restoration, earth
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
23
Martha Downer Ellis
The Southwest Wind
The southwest wind just blows and blows.
wind, weather
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
25
Martha Downer Ellis
Ranching
He who rides the rainfall.
ranching, change, weather, rain
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
26
Martha Downer Ellis
Goodbye to the Ranch
I saw him loping away alone.
goodby, farewell, town, unhappiness
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
27
Martha Downer Ellis
A Tinge of Green
It's mid-September now.
rain, grass, green, winter
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
28
Martha Downer Ellis
A Farmer in Spring
As I was nearing town today.
spring, ditch, weed burning, farming, water, hope, optimism
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
29
Martha Downer Ellis
Merry-Go-Round
Round and `round and up and down.
change, ranching