FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
39
Martha Downer Ellis
The Little White Owl
My mother wrote me that the boys were well.
children, grave, bird, death, burial, son
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
40
Martha Downer Ellis
On the Staked Plains
When I was young.
earth, wind, prairie
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
41
Martha Downer Ellis
Boarding School
I've folded your levis and put them away.
daughter, school, longing, child, parent, growing up
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
42
Martha Downer Ellis
Clothes-line
I saw today.
clothes, levis, jeans, sons, family, wash
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
43
Martha Downer Ellis
Ground-Observer
I saw her pause and listen.
children, mother, plane, airplane ,PTA, aging
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
44
Martha Downer Ellis
Mare and Colt at Branding
Down in the old picket corral this morning.
mare, colt, branding, mother
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
45
Martha Downer Ellis
In May
Red roses bloom beside my garden wall.
flowers, spring, May, grass, calves
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
46
Martha Downer Ellis
The Garden
And who will tend my tulips after I am gone?
flowers, plants, garden, gardener, seasons
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
47
Martha Downer Ellis
One of the Dauntless
Through my window I see her standing there.
woman, aging
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
48
Martha Downer Ellis
The Surgeon
Because he knew.
life, operation, skill, medical practices
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
49
Martha Downer Ellis
Husband
I asked a friend of mine.
mother, wife, children, husband, loneliness
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
50
Martha Downer Ellis
Gate Opener
The house is shelter.
sky, mesa, sight
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
51
Martha Downer Ellis
Ride Beside Me
Together we have driven through.
loneliness, companionship
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
52
Martha Downer Ellis
The Weather
I dearly love the weather.
weather, anger, outlet, emotion, words
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
53
Martha Downer Ellis
This Fall
And where have I been the summer long.
flowers, garden, observation
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
54
Martha Downer Ellis
Shampooing
It's a sad day.
aging, children, grandmother, gray hair
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
55
Martha Downer Ellis
Book Store
A book store is a most exciting place.
books, authors, reading
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
56
Martha Downer Ellis
Flashback
I dried a little china tea cup.
dishes, cup, plate, reminisce, memories
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
57
Martha Downer Ellis
Murphey's Drug
On our way to Mora and Tres Ritos.
Las Vegas, drugstore, time, aging, past
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
58
Martha Downer Ellis
At Romeroville
Low on a plain.
dead, cemetery, wind, dust
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
59
Martha Downer Ellis
Winter's Wood
I stood among the pines in the warm October sun.
wood, heat, trees, warmth, winter
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
60
Martha Downer Ellis
My Little One
There are uncharted seas.
parent, child, waiting, patience
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
61
Martha Downer Ellis
The Question
She searches every face she sees.
Viet Nam, man, woman, war
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
62
Martha Downer Ellis
Praise of You
I met a man in town today.
praise
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
63
Martha Downer Ellis
All of Us
The earth is full of our bodies.
earth, home, past, future, former life, afterlife