FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
158
E.A. Brininstool
My Desert Fastness
I'm in my desert fastness.
desert, sunrise, sunset, arroyos, buttes, smells, scent, odor, barren, solitude, quiet
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
160
E.A. Brininstool
A Shattered Idol
When first he struck the old Bar-Z.
Bar Z, bragging, braggart, courtship, cowgirl, proposal
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
162
E.A. Brininstool
The Fading Frontier
The old frontier is fadin', and the real West is no more.
frontier, past, wild west show, buckskin, boot hill
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
164
E.A. Brininstool
The Lure of the Desert
Have you gazed on the desert when Springtime's blush was spreading across the land.
desert, spring, sagebrush, wind, breeze, sand, dust storm, nature, mirage, prospecting, sand dunes
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
166
E.A. Brininstool
Standing on His Merits
It's many a time I've plugged the lights.
gun, shooting, temper, temperament, ethics, rules, morals
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
168
E.A. Brininstool
Christmas Week in Sagebrush
It is Chris'mus week in Sagebrush, and the old town's only store.
Christmas, holiday, celebration, spend, money, cold, snow, winter, festivity
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
170
E.A. Brininstool
On Night Herd
So-ho, longhorns!
night-herding, longhorn, steer, cattle, night, sleep, sing, song, stampede, Diamond Circle
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
172
E.A. Brininstool
The Homesick Cowboy
I'm tired and sick of the city!
city, homesick, alone, loneliness, stranger, noise, New York, West, pavement, town, home, lonesome, lonely
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
174
E.A. Brininstool
The Man from "Cherry cow"
A new top hand blowed in today.
Cherry cow, brag, cowcamp, Shorty Bates, foreman, blue roan, bucking bronco, bronc busting
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
176
E.A. Brininstool
The Wanderer
I longed for the throbbing city, with its hurry and rush and all.
city, traffic, business, commerce, change, dream, dreaming, land, desert, space, sagebrush
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
178
E.A. Brininstool
The Range Cook's Holler
They sing of the puncher, that knight of the range who rounds up the bellerin' steer.
cook, food, foodways, chuck, chuck wagon, grub, trail drive
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
180
E.A. Brininstool
His Cowgirl Sweetheart
Ain't she jest a beauty, stranger.
love, sweetheart, girlfriend
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
182
E.A. Brininstool
Bad Man Jones
Bad Man Jones he come to town.
Bad Man Jones, bully, outlaw, gun, shoot, wife, suffragette, woman, female, sheriff
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
184
E.A. Brininstool
A Change of Outfits
Lord, look down on this poor sinner.
Satan, devil, God, prayer, repentance, sin, sinner, maverick, remorse
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
186
E.A. Brininstool
Forest Conservation in Crimson Gulch
Woodman, spare that tree!
Six-Gun Lew, trees, rustler, lynching, Judge Lynch, horse thief, train robber, rope, judgment, law, rustling
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
188
E.A. Brininstool
The Coming of the Rain
There's a whisper on the mesa.
rain, dust, brown, summer, nature
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
190
E.A. Brininstool
The Land of the Sage
There's something about it that "gits you."
allure, sagebrush, desert, attraction
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
191
E.A. Brininstool
Why Zack Feels Chesty
Zack Briggs is feelin' chesty fer a plain cow hand, by gum.
Zack Briggs, motion pictures, Sagebrush, Lazy K, acting
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
193
E.A. Brininstool
Out of His Element
A-walkin' down yer city streets.
city, streets, walls, loneliness, lonesome, friends
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
195
E.A. Brininstool
The Grub-Pile Call
There's lots o' songs the puncher sang in roundin' up his herds.
song, music, food, grub, chuck, roundup, chuck wagon, call
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
197
E.A. Brininstool
The Old Line Shack
There wasn't much style about it.
shack, Three-Circle, rough-hewn, cabin, hospitality, comfort
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
199
E.A. Brininstool
Remarks by Bronco Bob
I wouldn't make no Wall-street king.
Wall Street, finances, money, knowledge, cows, roping, cowboying, Sagebrush, work
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
201
E.A. Brininstool
My Bunkie
Who trailed it with me, year on year.
Dr. F.C. Shurtleff, bunkmate, bunkie, friend, friendship, tribute, admiration, loyalty, death, eulogy
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
203
E.A. Brininstool
The Homesteader
The homesteader comes from a land that is fair.
homesteader, sod shack, sod shanty, soil, blessings, plow, farm
Trail Dust of a Maverick
FC 11 B-15
204
E.A. Brininstool
Trouble for the Range Cook
Come, wrangle yer bronco an' saddle him, quick.
chuck wagon, mired, trouble, help, cook, quicksand, sinking, food