FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
Rope and Pan
FC 11 E-02
64
Martha Downer Ellis
Prayer For Today
Dear Lord.
beauty, awareness, prayer, God, belief
Ranch Tales of the Rockies
FC 11 E-03
9
Harry Ellard
The Ranchman's Story
You see that poor broncho -- just look at him, stranger.
horse, wolves, scar, rescue, bravery, chase, friendship
Ranch Tales of the Rockies
FC 11 E-03
14
Harry Ellard
Boots
In the bed rock vein at Red Cliff in the mining days of yore.
Colorado, gold, silver, prospecting, mining, luck, daughter, naming, woman, food, practical joke, tease, father, disgrace, dishonor, respect
Ranch Tales of the Rockies
FC 11 E-03
23
Harry Ellard
A Parvenu Reception
Some twenty years ago there came to lucky Golden Hill.
mining, wash, gold, woman, husband, wife, work, luck, snob, money, change, society, politics
Ranch Tales of the Rockies
FC 11 E-03
37
Harry Ellard
The Anglo maniac in the Rockies
We have met the Anglo maniac -- a nuisance to abate.
snob, monocle, Englishman, criticism, tenderfoot, altitude, gardening, Pike's Peak
Ranch Tales of the Rockies
FC 11 E-03
42
Harry Ellard
A Tenderfoot and the Broncho
A tenderfoot to Stirrup Ranch came from an Eastern college.
education, college, tenderfoot, training, bucking bronco, greenhorn