FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
65
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
Added Upon
The repetition of truth and experiencing beauty should never cease, or be lost nor grow old, for in its repetition we are enlarged and gain new insights of all around us and ourselves.
What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
65
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
Of Fear and Masters
He who obeys, only because of fear.
What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
66
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
The Sniveler
The Sniveler sits and whines.
What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
70
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
Making Heavenly Music
Here is a Truth it took me nearly sixty years to learn.
What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
71
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
Purpose in Everything
?And if a man tells you that you are ugly.
What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
71
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
Think On This
The derisive laughter of a fool is a two-edged sword.
What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
89
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
My Thoughts Are These
Oh the purity of the little children.
What I Learned On the Way to Life: Insights and Concepts learned along the way..
FC 11 J-15
89
Hans "Jake" Jeppson
Onward and Upward
Life is not about running naked through meadows of flowers, sunshine, and wood nymphs.
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
25
Carole Jarvis
Her Little Boy
You can tell where he's been.
tracks, jelly, peanut butter
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
29
Carole Jarvis
Catch
Well, I finally put the old horse out to pasture.
lame, cow, outfit, auction, foal, stud, mare, herd, cowboy, strays
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
33
Carole Jarvis
His Only Son
It's been almost a year now.
Charlie, ranch, rope, calf, hay, winds, bull, well, war, fight, letters, pray
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
37
Carole Jarvis
The Littlest Cowboy
Christmas was comin' at the old Rafter L.
cowboys, brand, waddies, nephew, pasture, ride, chemo, Old Red, Todd, hat, boots, spurs, Buckaroo
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
41
Carole Jarvis
Connection
He was his daddy's shadow.
horse, cow, rope, ranchin', top hand, cowboy, brand, pray
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
43
Carole Jarvis
The Reluctant Cowboy Carpenter
He rebuilds a stretch of old fence, good as new.
gates, corrals, ranch, saddle, cattle
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
45
Carole Jarvis
Coyote
They've woke me in the mornin'.
song, lonely, serenade, yappin', howlin', villain, martyr, wily
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
47
Carole Jarvis
Just For One Time
Night visitors came calling while I slept.
tracks, shrew, deer mouse, bobcat, coyote, Sonoran Desert, trails
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
49
Carole Jarvis
Desert Cowboy's Christmas
The bells this cowboy's hearin'.
cows, hay, milk, cattle, creosote, sunrise, saguaro, cottonwood, bales, hay, family, reflect, shepherd, range
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
51
Carole Jarvis
Attention Ranching and Farming Wives!
The following night school courses are now being offered for women, who are married to, or thinking of becoming, the wife of a cowboy, rancher, or farmer.
Self improvement, hairstyles, patience, obscenities, home economics, kitchen utensils, vet equipment, cultivating plants, budget, health, bathroom, business, career, profit, drought, disease, environmental constraints, bookkeeping
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
55
Carole Jarvis
His Other Love
I knew of his obsession when we married.
passion, devoted, cowboy, cows
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
57
Carole Jarvis
A Cow dog's Day
The light just went on in the kitchen.
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
61
Carole Jarvis
Haulin' Water In Dry Times
As I sit watchin' the water tank fill.
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
65
Carole Jarvis
The Silver Frame
It was in Montana's Gallatin Mountain Range.
cabin, rusting, past, weathered, image, deserted, cobwebs, picture, dust, girl, newsprint, derailment, train, wreck, Jacob, Bess, lovers
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
69
Carole Jarvis
It's What's Left Unsaid!
There are horse traders, and there are horse traders.
questions, answers, interpretation, catch, buck, saddle, ride, hauling, guns, shoe
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
73
Carole Jarvis
Water, Cows, and Grass
It's water, cows, and grass.
rancher, dreams, cattle, ponds, draw
Time Not Measured by a Clock: Cowboy Poetry from the life of a Cowboy Wife
FC 11 J-14
75
Carole Jarvis
The Heritage
Four generations ranched this land.
buried, wood, stone, bride, grandpa, homestead, cattle, brand, pride, land, fences, range