FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Vapor Trails
When I was young the skies were clean and blue; Untrammeled and unmarked by works of man.
birds, plane, jet, conservation
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Not So Not
When I was young they preached; That heaven was bliss, And hell a red-hot spot; That we should miss.
religion
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Old Man and Boys
Grandsons are asking what to do, Give them advice and help them too.
grandpa, grandfather, camping, camp-out
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Thoughts at Eighty
When you're old it's not like it used to be, not at all like it was away back when.
aging, old-age
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Beautiful Women
All women, I concede, are beautiful, But some are made more so.
female
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
His Preference
We had a friend who traveled far and wide to meetings galore.
curiosity, wife, love
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
They Sing for Some Folks
In the thirties when times were real bad, With banks going broke and dust bowls galore, An old rancher lost all that he had, Turned over the keys and walked out the door.
debt, recession, Depression, luck, bird dropping, hard times, humor
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Horses in My Life
"A horse! For a horse my kingdom I'd give."
pack horse, love for horses
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
To My Old Hunting Dogs
They say that a dog is man's very best friend.
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Windy or Not
A right famous saying equaled by few, Was made by Fulton, first steamship inventor.
mini-skirt, clothing, humor
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Dream Prompters
Some dreams that we have are real hard to explain, To figure them out almost drives us insane.
electric blanket, dream,
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Ramifications
The ram ran off of a high, high cliff; And landed square on his head ka-biff.
ewe, U-turn, humor, sheep
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
The Lion Hunter
A lion's been there, I see his fresh scrape, And dogs are all off on his trail in full cry.
mountain lion, dog
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
A Good Example
My wife and I took a horseback fishing trip, Our granddaughter, Cindy, went along.
litterbug
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
When Your Number is Called
I am inherently afraid to fly.
fear of flying, death, humor
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Grace or Invocation
Oh, Lord, Creator of heaven and earth and all things therein and thereon, we ask Thy blessing upon this food for the nourishment of our bodies.
prayer, religion
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Our Part in Prayer
At eight, to set a fish line out, I taught my son, And twice when we returned we'd caught a splendid one.
fishing, bait, hook
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Why Do I Believe in God?
Just why do I believe in God, you ask.
religion, belief
Outdoors, Faith, Fun and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Learn to Live with Nature
America, a land or rich resources, Was one vast, lovely, pristine wilderness; Until the white man came, with all his forces, And conquered her with shameful wastefulness.
conservation, natural resources
Buckaroo Ballads
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S. Omar Barker
Jest Plain Ol' Cowboy!
He wears a sixgun, cusses cows, Gits drunk an' raises Hades -- But in a crowded bus he bows; An' gives his seat to ladies.
cowboy code
Buckaroo Ballads
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S. Omar Barker
The Man on Hossback
In summer or spring, boys, in winter or fall, A feller on foot, boys, ain't no man at all!
cowboy
Buckaroo Ballads
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S. Omar Barker
Free Rider
Spurs for my heels, a pinto horse, and knee-rub-bed saddle leather, A prairie trail for easy loping speed, Chaps for my legs, a rope to swing -- what matter wealth or weather?
gear, spurs, horse, saddle, leather
Buckaroo Ballads
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S. Omar Barker
Hot Ir'n!
The thumpin' sound o' hosses' hoofs, the clack o' runnin' cows, The song o' loopin' lassos on the swing, The smell o' cedar fire, an' then to make yer pulses rouse.
branding iron
Buckaroo Ballads
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S. Omar Barker
The Cycle of Sudden Death
"And Canna begot Zidon--" so old Hebrew cycles ran: Out in the West where hate bred hate each killer got his man.
dug his grave too small, John Jones, Ollinger, Billy the Kid, Bonney, Pat Garrett, murder, killing
Buckaroo Ballads
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S. Omar Barker
One Reason
Some envies million-heirs an' dudes, An' even office clerks, Who draws a lot of money fer; The little time they works.
punching cattle, occupation, income tax