FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Sharing the Journey
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Norman Edward Rourke
Pops, My Harley Cowboy
Pops loved the West and the cowboy way.
boots, vest, leather, saddle, Tombstone, tourists, hat, heavenly
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Norman Edward Rourke
Sodbusters
They came west where land could be had.
soil, farming, cattlemen, struggles, death, home, symbol, nation
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Norman Edward Rourke
It's How You Think, Cowboy
I wasn't born a cowboy or even in cowboy land.
Deep South, palm trees, sand, Oklahoma, handshake, word, outdoors
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Norman Edward Rourke
Sheriff Babcock
Chaves County sheriff.
Easterner, Pecos Valley, star, six-gun, Roswell, New Mexico, West, protected
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Norman Edward Rourke
Peaceful Valley Town
The sky was dark; the stars were bright.
moon, cold, bitterness, death, ponies, guns Hell, silent, bullets, threaten
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Guardians
Like guardians they sit upon the hill.
ponies, lances, bows, coup sticks, tribes
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Norman Edward Rourke
Trails
There were many that crossed the sands.
tracks, stories, herds, wagons, Santa Fe, Oregon, pioneers, westward, Chisholm, Texas, Longhorn steers, ghosts
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Pilgrim
The wind was howling and blowing up dust.
southern plains, codger, crow bait, wandering
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Norman Edward Rourke
Fire
Lightening strikes the dry grass.
wind, blaze, erupts, burning, racing, flames, smoke, prairie
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Norman Edward Rourke
Buffalo (Tatonka)
Their shaggy heads bow to the prairie.
sustenance, plains, herds, roamed, tallgrass, time, numbers, progress, settlers, railroads, hunters, killed
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Norman Edward Rourke
Sunshine on the Prairie
Sunshine on the prairie brings joy to the heart.
cowboys, coffee, mounts, leather, chaps, brush, traps, brindle
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Cotton Sack
The cotton sack grew heavy as.
back, pay, seed, rent, taxes, crop, toil, farm
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Fiddler
The bow lightly touched the strings.
music, melody, dancers, heaven, beauty
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Ghost
The old man sat on the porch.
droving, history, cowboy, hat, memories
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Stranger
There was nothing special about his life.
alone, history, outlaw, lawman, rowdies, taunt, rifle, death
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Truth of the West
He sat his horse in the Wild West show.
buckskin, beads, showman, William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, Indians, cowboys, skills, ranched, farmed, Native people, pioneers
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Norman Edward Rourke
A Wife of Sixty Years
The old man looked longingly at the place he called home.
tilled, soil, bankers, lawyers, subdivided, calm, serene
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Norman Edward Rourke
Lost Love
They called him Juan the Mexican.
Pancho, Columbus, raid, Los Pintos, pistolero, books, love
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Norman Edward Rourke
New Territory
As you approach the town of Hominy, Oklahoma.
Indian, warriors, headdresses, Cha' Tullis, sculpture, art, Native American
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Norman Edward Rourke
Wind
It comes from where no one knows.
grass, stalks, bluestem, storm
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Norman Edward Rourke
Little Jake
Little Jake the burro was testin' out his legs.
wobblin', determined, curious, cautious, pard
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Norman Edward Rourke
Valencia Garza
Valencia Garza lay awake in her bed.
tears, vacant, alone, adventure, outlaw, die
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Norman Edward Rourke
The Legend
The old man sat quietly in the corner of the bar.
exploits, cowboys, range, stories, fame, tall tales, Texas, cattle, Great Divide
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Norman Edward Rourke
Luther Morse
They say they're gone; the cowboys.
technology, past, fast, horse, city, steers, ranch, Diamond M, New Mexico, cell phones, e-mails, tough, honest, fair, weathered, brandings, roundups
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Norman Edward Rourke
Chronicles of The Sisters of the Mystic Night
In the back room parlor of the hairdresser's shop.
women, club, movement, bold, quietly, action, proposals