FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
213
Baxter Black
Veterinary Diagnostic Voice Mail
Hello. You have reached the automated voice mail of Triple A.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
160
Baxter Black
Visiting Dogs
When I hear a truck pull up in front of the house and the pandemonium of dogs barkin' that would wake a hibernating mastodon, I relax.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
30
Baxter Black
Waiting for Daddy
"Mama, when's Daddy comin' home? Is it time to worry yet?"
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
111
Baxter Black
Water
The big boy land developers hired them a worn out hack.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
178
Baxter Black
What's Christmas to a Cow?
I know you've prob'ly asked yourself, what's Christmas to a cow?
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
220
Baxter Black
Why Cowboy Poetry's Funny
Cowboy poetry's mostly funny but, it's just to keep from cryin'.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
194
Baxter Black
Wilderness Wall
If you've been losing sleep at night about the public land, Yer not alone.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
86
Baxter Black
Wondered How He'd Tell Her
The rancher told his foreman, "Looks like things are getting' tough; The price of calves is deadly, hell, there may not be enough.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
60
Baxter Black
WW (The New WW)
It was a fairly nice day for Cut Bank in early April.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-43
98
Baxter Black
Yellow Ribbon
The woman stood in line.
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
3
Elliott S. Barker
Boy With A Willow Pole
A barefooted boy with a willow pole; Goes scampering out to his fishing hole, A clear, swirling pool in a mountain brook; Where red-bellied trout often take his hook.
trout, youth, childhood, growing up, spanking
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
4
Elliott S. Barker
Wildflowers
Wild flowers, like glistening gems in the crown of a king, Both beauty and charm to the roadsides and wilderness bring.
flowers, nature
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
4
Elliott S. Barker
A Wedding Toast
May you happiness have, And the best of health; May your labors return; You a bit of wealth.
fate
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
5
Elliott S. Barker
Wilderness Calls
Again I must go to the wilderness, To mountains beneath blue sky, And all that I ask is my faithful horse; With game trails to guide him by.
nature
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
5
Elliott S. Barker
Trail Riders of the Wilderness
Trail Riders of the Wilderness; Are men and woman quite apart.
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
6
Elliott S. Barker
Mountains
The mountains are lovely in the spring; When plants awake to bud and bloom; And birds have returned to nest and sing, While streams from melting snow drifts boom.
seasons, nature
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
7
Elliott S. Barker
My Best Pack-In Trips
My pack-in trips in the wilderness, With groups both large and small, By hundreds truly are told, I guess, And I've enjoyed them all.
trail ride, packing in, hunting trip, fishing trip, marriage, wife, pack
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
8
Elliott S. Barker
First Snow
Last night we watched when it began to snow, Big flakes as though by fairies wafted down; So quietly from clouds to earth below, To spread a blanket white atop our town.
snow, winter, first snow
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
9
Elliott S. Barker
Milk-Pen Maneuver
This farmer's religion was laudably strict.
milk pail, Bossy, milking, humor, farm animals
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
10
Elliott S. Barker
A Heritage to Save
When Christopher Columbus sailed across the sea; He found America where vast resources lurk.
ravage of land, conservation, natural resources
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
11
Elliott S. Barker
Horse Sense
I have four legs, that's very true, While man was given only two; Is that sufficient reason why; He should not walk as well as I?
horseback riding
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
11
Elliott S. Barker
Time to Shut Up
They done stole my horse; So I don't need hay; I ain't got no eggs; 'Cause my hens won't lay.
farm, domestic animals, humor
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
12
Elliott S. Barker
A Promise Kept
The Priest found out, right after dismissing; The good folks attending Christmas Mass, That a statue of the Christ Child was missing; From its niche in the church where people pass.
religion, theft, steal, childhood, doll buggy
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
14
Elliott S. Barker
Next Year We Will Go Again
We elk hunters camped in a mountain park, In the edge of the timber there.
storm, nature, blizzard
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
FC 11 B-02
15
Elliott S. Barker
The Measure of a Successful Hunt
There's a time in each year when we hunt the buck deer, With hopes we'll be able to find one.
wild meat, game, sportsman, hunting