FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

You Have Returned

You have returned to the Long and Last.

peace, death

Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

In the Great Out There

Put me, when my time comes, at the tolling of the bell.

death, burial

Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

Where the Great Trails Wend

Let me dream where the great trails wend.

past, aging

Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

Where the Red Gods Call

I seek the trails where the red gods call.

alone

Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

Old Birch Corral

The old birch corral was builded so well.

corral, Cross Bar Diamond, Cross Diamond Bar, past

Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

The Old Gray Desert Got Me

The old gray desert got me.

desert, death

Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

Tonight

Tonight I would gather the stars.

God, night, mystic

Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land

FC 11 B-19

E.A. Brubacher

L'Envoi

I've sung my saga of cattle land.

west, farewell

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Albert

I've had a lot of friends.

friendship. special friend, Albert Taylor, West, Old Al, western law, dad, pioneer, Shoshone squaw, Injun, noble race, lean, healthy, qualities, kindness, humble, beer, drunk, alcohol, respect for women, gentleman, log shack, sod roof, city folk, happiness, freedom, simplicity, pal, God, death

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Canellie

I once had a horse.

disposition, jelly, tough old brute, cantankerous, unusual pony, un-predictability, own will, gymnastics, wild horse, whirlwind in hell, coot, quality, attitude, death, fondness

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Cow Heaven

I am just a country boy.

cattle, Diamond A, doggies, good grazing land, native grass, Sandburg, Blue Bunch, Fescue, Shad scale, Black sage, calves, seasons, scattered cattle, cow heaven,, summer, fall, winter, contentedness, mountain, desert, bureaucrats, environmentalists

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Cowpoke's Dream

I had a dream the other night.

cow-punching, trail boss, drover, chuck wagon, broncs, reminisce, remudas, cowboy work, fear, reality, change, differences, truck, airplanes, four-wheel drive, rodeo, gasoline, oil, old ways, new ways, modern times

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Dinger

Here's a salute to a good old dog.

sadness, friendship, pup, runt, playful, Australian queen, vital, energy, demon, old-age, arthritis, chase cows

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Early Morning Roundup

Have you ever saddled your horse.

early morning, good feelings, content, happiness, nature, sky, color, beauty, sage cocks, coyote, eagle, sun, hawk, rabbit, magpie, horny toad, izzard, rattle, cowboying, rope, hard work, heat, branding, tiredness, dust, earmarking, castrated steer, pain, muscle ache, soreness, contentedness

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Elko Lawman -- Jess Harris

There's been some famous lawmen.

law and order, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Matt Dillon, sheriff, de-termination, commitment, fearlessness, bad temper, reliable, respect, four-wheel drive, plane, pride, admiration, prisoners, plane crash, sacrifice to escape, honorable behavior, fairness, flying sheriff, Nevada

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Everybody's Friend

To some who look at this old hat.

Diamond A, trade-mark, Eric, friendliness, outdoors, college rodeo, ambitious, youth, fate, memories, thankfulness, kid, sudden death, God, heartache, mourning, grief,

Saddle Talk

FC 11 B-22

Owen J. Barton

Fishing Trip

I once went on a fishing trip.

fishing, exaggeration,

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

Fenced Trails

The trails are fenced that we used to use in the days when I was young.

past, time, trails, fences, extinction, memories, progress

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

The Trail to Extinction

The days of the buffalo are gone and passed.

buffalo, extinction, past, hides, longhorn cow, transition, cowboys, farm

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

My Country

Nothing' but pines and cedars, canyons and coulees and knobs.

nature, belief, God, progress

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

The Corral Dog

The corral dog's life is a dog's life, you bet.

corral dog, cowboy, occupation

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

If you never suffered hunger from early morn till late at night.

occupational lore, occupation

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

Cowboy Sentiment

When the herd's uh grazin' good and your pardner's gone to sleep.

night-herding, women, settle down, day-dream, occupational lore, occupation

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

The Line Rider

When you've been in a line camp alone for months.

loneliness, alone, line camp, winter, snow, cold, companionship, BW

Fenced Trails

FC 11 B-24

Bruce Brockett

Ole Coyote Speaks

Me tepee, he's got old and wore.

aging, Injun, Coyote