FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
Ranch Tales of the Rockies
FC 11 E-03
45
Harry Ellard
Leaving the Ranch
Now, ever since that tenderfoot came here to stay last Fall.
reading, books, education, law school, home, mother, father, son
Ranch Tales of the Rockies
FC 11 E-03
49
Harry Ellard
Old Ephraim's Last Feed
The round-up in the Rockies, in the pleasant month of June.
bear, grizzly, game, skin, rug
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
71
E.A. Brininstool
A Rebellious Cow Camp
Ol' Jim, our cook, has got in wrong.
Old Jim, cook, spilled the beans, cow camp
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
73
E.A. Brininstool
The Desert Serenader
Scavenger of Sagebrush Land!
desert, coyote, wildlife, howl
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
74
E.A. Brininstool
A Bar-4 Bluffer
Sence Andy Brown of the Bar-4.
Cheyenne, Andy Brown, bronc riding, throwed, gambling, betting, bronc busting
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
77
E.A. Brininstool
The Trail Herd
Clouded sun an' coolin' morn.
cattle trail, punching cattle, cattle drive, love
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
79
E.A. Brininstool
The Old Log Cabin
It stands alone on a treeless plain
Montana, cattle country, log cabin, past, home, house, homestead
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
81
E.A. Brininstool
Pony Bob's Range Sermon
The prod got sick of the old home ranch.
city, Rome, homesick, profligate, prodigal son, chuck, home, father, dad, family
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
84
E.A. Brininstool
The West for Me
I love the peaks with their snow-bound caps; the stately mountains grand.
West, nature
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
86
E.A. Brininstool
The Old Trapper Speaks
I've taken toll from ev'ry stream that held a furry prize.
trapping, trap, civilization, nature, progress, west, freedom, wilderness