FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
72
Arthur Chapman
The Frontier Fort
Its walls of sod have crumbled.
past, redskin, bravery, memories, Indians
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
73
Arthur Chapman
The Border Riders
The devil has opened his furnace door.
outlaw trail, dry, thirst, water, alkali, bullets
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
75
Arthur Chapman
The Range Pirates
Me and my hoss --that's all the firm.
cattle land,outfits, rustler, steal, sagebrush seas, rustling
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
76
Arthur Chapman
The Bunkhouse
The bunkhouse on the cattle ranch.
shelter, warmth, storytelling, papered walls, chat, smoke, card game cards
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
78
Arthur Chapman
The High-Heeled Boots
He stands upon the city street, keen-eyed, and brown of face.
cattle punching, wide sky, sagebrush, wolf, knight, change, grain
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
80
Arthur Chapman
The Homesteader
There ain't no smiling vistas out where I've drove my stakes.
isolation, Lone Tree Draw, care, hard work, Mary Ann
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
81
Arthur Chapman
The Kiddies' Play-Hour
The p'rade ground swimming' in sunshine, the colors.
children, nurses, officer's wife, soldiers, love, fort
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
83
Arthur Chapman
The Indian Police
Give us the wind in our faces.
unfenced space, dander, plains, open range, trailing, battle, Indians
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
84
Arthur Chapman
In Lonesome Land
In Lonesome Land few friends is all you need.
friendship, truth, honesty,
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
85
Arthur Chapman
The Invalid
Sick in the cow-camp --moonin' round.
pain, ache, help, rain, dumpness, cheerfulness
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
87
Arthur Chapman
The Mother Lode
In vain have the hunters of gold.
search for gold, death, prospector, golden key, ambition, greed, human race
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
88
Arthur Chapman
The Meeting
When walkin' down a city street.
pavement, sagebrush, brand, smell
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
90
Arthur Chapman
Before the Gringo Came
Before the Gringo came, senor.
past, happiness, castanets, music, fandango, grief, regret, change
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
91
Arthur Chapman
Men in the Rough
Men in the rough -- on the trails all new-broken.
friends, comrades, friendship, everlasting bonds
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
66
Arthur Chapman
At the Outpost
Men of the lonely places.
isolation, nature, comrades, sheepdog, dreams
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
64
Arthur Chapman
The Sheepman's Plaint
Cowboys are allus doin'.
trouble, competition, unfamous, dislike
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
62
Arthur Chapman
The Sheepherder's Lament
The cowboy has his bunkie.
isolation, loneliness, nester, city man, bunkmate, nesters
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
61
Arthur Chapman
The Sheep-Herder
Across the stream, from hill and plain.
patience, peaceful, night
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
59
Arthur Chapman
The War-Horse Buyers
Twenty of us ridin' bronks, headed for the war.
saddle men, horses, top-hands, artillery, cavalry, powder smoke,
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
58
Arthur Chapman
The Pony Express
The eddies swirl in the treacherous ford.
darkness, night, vast prairie, Overland Trail
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
56
Arthur Chapman
The Blanket Injun
Jest a worthless blanket Injun.
Indians, attitude, turquoise, contentedness, reservation, way of life
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
54
Arthur Chapman
Ridin' the Chuck-Line
I'm ridin' the chuck-line this winter.
bread-line, Two-Bar, friendship, novels, literature
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
53
Arthur Chapman
In A Deserted Mining Camp
The rain, gust-driven, veils the distant pines.
mines, emptiness, hope, vain, vision
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
51
Arthur Chapman
The Man the Desert Got
He rests, half buried in the drift.
search for gold, prospector, desert, storm, nature
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
49
Arthur Chapman
Pete's Error
There's a new grave up on Boot Hill, where we've planted Rowdy Pete.
Cactus Center, colt, shooting, gun, left-handed stranger