FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Western Poetry: In this land of Little Rain
FC 11 M-56
86
Jane Ambrose Morton
Christmas Wishes
Our ranch is out of family now, our memories bittersweet. This Christmas we look back on times that we cannot repeat.
Western Poetry: In this land of Little Rain
FC 11 M-56
88
Jane Ambrose Morton
Spirit of Christmas
I found many items while shoopping the mall, but what I most wanted was nowhere at all
Western Poetry: In this land of Little Rain
FC 11 M-56
89
Jane Ambrose Morton
Plains Blizzard
A few snowflakes begin to fall, and as they fall, they stick.
Western Poetry: In this land of Little Rain
FC 11 M-56
90
Jane Ambrose Martin
Bryce's Canyon
"Heck of a place to lose a cow," said Ebenezer Bryce, whose cattle grazed behind his house, through scenery most called nice.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
92
Jane Ambrose Morton
Inspiration
I come across an obsure fact, which bids me look, dig deeper.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
94
Jane Ambrose Morton
Way of life
Like snowflakes in blizzards, change comes thick and fast,
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
95
Jane Ambrose Morton
Sentinels of the plains
In days long past, windmills were known as sentinels of the plains.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
97
Jane Ambrose Morton
Who will speak?
City Council held a hearing.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
99
Jane Ambrose Morton
Country Dark
New neighbors put in new barn lights installed at rooftop height.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
99
Jane Ambrose Morton
Country Dark
New neighbors put in new barn lights installed at rooftop height.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
100
Jane Ambrose Morton
The story of a song (a sonnet)
When Katharine Bates came West for scenic views, her quest led her to Colorado Springs
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
101
Jane Ambrose Morton
Welcome
SO welcome to the country, friend, we hope you'll like it here.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
102
Jane Ambrose Morton
A different world
Before big ag conglomerates or online cattle sales, each family ranch had horses, cows, and their own ranching tales.
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
103
Jane Ambrose Morton
Childhoods
I asked my dad what games he played when he was just a kid
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
118
Jane Ambrose Morton
Our land on Bijou Creek
Last piece of land my father bought, a few years 'fore he died,
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
123
Jane Ambrose Morton
Bill Mari
Bill Mari helped on branding days when he was just a kid
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
124
Jane Ambrose Morton
What would I have done
I don't blame Bill for selling out, for what would I have done?
Western Poetry: In this land of little rain
FC 11 M-56
125
Jane Ambrose Morton
At the end of the road
The day the family ranch was sold, papers signed, and escrow closed, the severance brought me far more pain than ever I'd supposed.
Humorous Cowboy Poety: A Knee Slappin Gathering
Dawn Valentine Hadlock and Madge Baird, editors
FC 11 H-42
62
Jim Green
Jughandle Smith goes to town
It usually wouldn't make no nevermind one way or the other. Jughandle would have himself a big time on Saturday
Humorous Cowboy Poety: A Knee Slappin Gathering
Dawn Valentine Hadlock and Madge Baird, editors
FC 11 H-42
63
Jim Green
No time in sweetgrass
Wheeling south across the line to the Sweetgrass Sunday rodeo gunna cheer ole Kenny Luther on when he rides them crooked horn
Humorous Cowboy Poety: A Knee Slappin Gathering
Dawn Valentine Hadlock and Madge Baird, editors
FC 11 H-42
66
Carol Hample
The steering wheel
I was often in trouble and never got bored in the days I was driving my Model T Ford
Humorous Cowboy Poety: A Knee Slappin Gathering
Dawn Valentine Hadlock and Madge Baird, editors
FC 11 H-42
68
Joel Hayes
Full value
Rip, he was a cowboy, as good a one as I have known.
Humorous Cowboy Poety: A Knee Slappin Gathering
Dawn Valentine Hadlock and Madge Baird, editors
FC 11 H-42
70
Joel Hayes
Computer ranching
I had six hundred mama cows.
Humorous Cowboy Poety: A Knee Slappin Gathering
Dawn Valentine Hadlock and Madge Baird, editors
FC 11 H-42
72
Charlie Hunt
The rascal
The bulls gathered off in the corner were spinnin a yarn or two.
Humorous Cowboy Poety: A Knee Slappin Gathering
Dawn Valentine Hadlock and Madge Baird, editors
FC 11 H-42
73
Tony Ilardi
Old joker
The winter sure gets long in a line shack by yourself.