FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Shadows Tomorrow

Shadows that shroud the tomorrow, glists from the life that is within.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Strange

At times our tastes will change.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Winter Cold

A winter in the cold.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Old Rancher

Old rancher filled his belly.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Night Riders

Cowboys, arise! Saddle quick, saddles by your side.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Pack of the Winding Trail

Saddle horses and pack mules we are winding.

packing

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

I Traveled with Him

I traveled with him and the darkness of night was one color.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Ranch and Range

A cowboy am I of the ranch and range.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Thoughts

My thoughts are of nothing that knows.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Separation

The cause of separation.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Troublesome While

I said in my grief.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Dark Night

Days bring nights, nights bring ghosts.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Dripping Still

Barrels are set, and the room is still.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Actions Plainer Than Words

Mysterious sounds unheard.

sound

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Bob A. Carson

Rain Upon the Roof

The rain is beating upon the roof.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Love is Blind

Calling his love "Poor blind maid."

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Dates

We hush like the sound of the winds.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Careful and Kind

Oh speedy time's advancing wing.

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Bob A. Carson

Identity

In the great storm, in a house of fire.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Young and Old

Fair and lovely blooms of youth.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Ramble About Me

Ramble about me, high winds of Autumn.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Blossom Land

In the blossom land it began.

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Bob A. Carson

Not as Others Are

Not as others are, of means or a star.

Poems of American Cowboys & Nature

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Bob A. Carson

Enemies

May he fall into the flames of fire.

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Bob A. Carson

Arizona

I would court content like a lover lonely.