FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
46
Wade Lane
Master vs. Apprentice
Whimsical sky -- What new miracles o' color will you try?
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
27
Wade Lane
Mebbe -- Mebbe Not
Dim grows the outline o' the day; night's shadows close around us bringin' peace an' quiet to all livin' things.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
58
Wade Lane
Memories
Hark! to the strains o' sweet music as it floats across the evenin' breeze.
Cowboy Meditations
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67
Wade Lane
A Message
I gazed into the heav'ns; An' marveled at the sight.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
19
Wade Lane
A Messenger
Breezes o' the night scurryin' across the western trail.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
26
Wade Lane
My Fireside
As I sit by my fireside each evenin', An' gaze in its embers so red.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
68
Wade Lane
My Player
Dear Lord, guide my falterin' footsteps; As I travel on life's way.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
20
Wade Lane
Nature's Music
Night shall be filled with music!
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
69
Wade Lane
One Day
Oh! take me back; To my prairie home.
Cowboy Meditations
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39
Wade Lane
Parade o' the Heavens
Soft twinklin' stars, God's lanterns o' the sky look down from out the boundless spaces as a host o' tiny white clouds like a court o' ladies in waitin'.
Cowboy Meditations
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64
Wade Lane
Peace I Leave with You
Oh, western night! how stealthily yuh creep across the sky.
Cowboy Meditations
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35
Wade Lane
A Promise
Oh, vast blue ocean o' the sky!
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
47
Wade Lane
Rainbows
What are yuh seekin', good friend o' mine, As yuh struggle an' figger an' fret an' pine?
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
62
Wade Lane
Rare Jewels
Our ponies' hoofs beat a soft tattoo on the grassy path thet leads up o'er the crest o' yonder hill thet momentarily shuts off from view a beautiful little valley.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
18
Wade Lane
Release
How quickly we forget the weariness o' labor an' the weight o' worries, when we kin look out of a broad expanse o' hill an' valley.
Cowboy Meditations
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53
Wade Lane
Roll On
Look out o'er the western horizon to the settin' sun.
Cowboy Meditations
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64
Wade Lane
Short Visit
The sun drops to the western edge o' the horizon an' casts its golden rays across the purple sage o' the prairies.
Cowboy Meditations
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49
Wade Lane
The Silent Hour
The witchin' hour o' twilight soon to blend its sombre coat o' hazy blue into one o' darker shade.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
58
Wade Lane
Solemn Ceremony
The flickerin' shadows o' the day are softly disappearin' in the east.
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
22
Wade Lane
Sorceress
Ah! Moon o' my delight!
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
14
Wade Lane
Stoppin' Time
Hev ye ever saddled a mustang an' rode over a rugged trail with the crisp mountain breezes blowin' in y'r face?
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
60
Wade Lane
Sweet Rest
Mother Nature drops her soft curtain o' darkness o'er the earth.
Cowboy Meditations
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17
Wade Lane
Temperamental Artist
Mile on mile o' rollin' hills fadin' away into the dim shadows o' the comin' night.
Cowboy Meditations
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25
Wade Lane
Trail's End
Oh! restful contemplation!
Cowboy Meditations
FC 11 L-02
59
Wade Lane
Try It
Hev yuh ever stood high up on a hillside as the night unfolded her mysteries afore yuh an' gazed into the star-lit heav'ns seein' thar all the beauties o' God's handiwork.