FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Steve Rone

Living

I was tired of the cowboy life.

saddle, bedroll, town, Pendleton, Frommer, work, life

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Steve Rone

Twine

Oh, what a tangled web we weave.

strings, hay

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Steve Rone

Hemp

Ranching is a way of life.

patience, haystring, twine, jail, neck

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Steve Rone

Maverick

We were way off in Montana.

rope, brands, earmarks, cow, bullet, rawhide, reins

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Steve Rone

Custom

Now patchin' up saddles is my line of work.

custom-made, invest, riggin's, leather

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Steve Rone

Poets

Now, the life of a cowboy poet.

banquet, convention, ball

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Steve Rone

Saloon

The old saloon was dark inside.

smoke, cattle, Wranglers, spurs, handle bar mustache

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Steve Rone

Vaccination

A rancher back home had some cattle.

disease, rain, drowned

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Steve Rone

'Spenders

Suspenders are a man's best friend.

belt

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Steve Rone

Wages

Ol' Baxter wrote a poem that he calls the Paradox.

gear, fancy, wages, profit, trade, hide, artist, craftsman, custom, saddle

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Steve Rone

Ranch

Now, when Coogan and Skyler were young men.

Idaho, barn, ranching, banker, borrowed, cattle, herd

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Steve Rone

Occupation

Now, all the time I'm growin' up.

veterinarian, cowboy, education, Baxter Black, poetry

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Steve Rone

Old-Timer

Whiskey and women.

memories, companions, changes

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Steve Rone

Wisdom

After umpteen years of study.

vet-school, college, degree, knowledge

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Steve Rone

Married

She's married to a cowboy.

solitude, dream, challenge, romance, rose

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Steve Rone

Outlaw

I knew I was asking for trouble.

colt, "Murphy's Law", cows, bucking, drive

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Steve Rone

Unemployment

I was facin' unemployment.

braid, expertise, trade, specialty, Mrs. Cline

A Little Bit of Texas: A Collection of Original Poetry

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Rod Nichols

A Little Bit of Texas

There's a little bit of Texas in each cowboy.

cowpoke, history, hospitality, Lone Star

A Little Bit of Texas: A Collection of Original Poetry

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Rod Nichols

A Million Head of Cattle

They got a million head of cattle down in Texas.

A Little Bit of Texas: A Collection of Original Poetry

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Rod Nichols

A Sea of Grass

An old covered wagon all dusty.

home, family, babies, sod, grazing, plow

A Little Bit of Texas: A Collection of Original Poetry

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Rod Nichols

Ace In the Hole

I reckon the lesson that's eatin' at me.

trigger, rounds, gun, cards, bet, cayuse

A Little Bit of Texas: A Collection of Original Poetry

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Rod Nichols

Alamo

The veil of night descending soon.

tomb, freedom, liberty, price

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Rod Nichols

Banshee Herd

On a moon-frost night I was riding tight.

wail, ghoul, steers, phantom

A Little Bit of Texas: A Collection of Original Poetry

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Rod Nichols

Boot Heaven

There's a place I just know where worn-out boots go.

soles, bootmaker, friends

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Rod Nichols

Boot-los-ophy

I've been to the finest and highest ranked schools.

study, footwear, cowboy, playboy, college