FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
48
Arthur Chapman
The Westerner
I'll never go where hills can't smile.
home, love for the land, landscape
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
46
Arthur Chapman
The Ostrich-Punching of Arroyo Al
I was broke in Arizony, and was gloomy as a tomb.
Star-Plume, critter, herding ostriches, U. S. A. mail train, Eiffel Tower bird
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
44
Arthur Chapman
Out Among the Big Things
Out among the big things.
timelessness, nature, city, calm, meaning of life
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
42
Arthur Chapman
The Old-Timer
He showed up in the springtime, when the geese began to honk.
cattle punching, contentedness, happiness, past, change,
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
40
Arthur Chapman
The Old Sheep Wagon
I have heard men long for a place, but I want no such abode.
Wyoming plains, roam, open range, prairie, isolation, nature, , sagebrush
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
38
Arthur Chapman
Old Home Week in Cactus Center
Down here in Cactus Center we have had an Old Home Week.
Alaska, Mexico, reminisce, home, welcome, Rare up Bill, Pack saddle , Antelope, Pecos, Rio Grandy, West Virginia Thompson, Tex, homesick, Colorado Springs, Wild Horse Kit, Jicarillas
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
37
Arthur Chapman
The Old Dutch Oven
Some sigh for cooks of boyhood days, but none of them for me.
X-Bar-T, food, grub, biscuit, epicure, appetite
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
36
Arthur Chapman
The Water-Carrier
Steep is the trail to the mesa above her.
Indians, Zuni, desert, nature, blanket, past
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
35
Arthur Chapman
Little Papoose
Your eyes are black as twin pools at night.
love, affection, past, buffalo, Indians, death, sadness
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
33
Arthur Chapman
The Market Train
The old caboose is rattlin', and is swayin' to and fro.
tales, talk, storytelling, cattle, Pecos, prime steer, prairie, heroism, Homer
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
30
Arthur Chapman
The Magic Mulligan
A rider from the Two-Bar come with news from off the range.
sheep herd, woolies, hatred, dislike, food, stew, cook, convince
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
1
William Lawrence Chittenden
Hidden
Afar on the pathless prairies.
silence, ideals, nature
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
2
William Lawrence Chittenden
My Old Friend, "The Majah Green."
In the sunny land of Texas, where Tom Ochiltree's at home.
nature, people, Abilene, Southern armies, negroes, frontier, tenderfoot, freedom, independence, wilderness, Stonewall Jackson, piece, rest, slaves, Blacks, south
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
5
William Lawrence Chittenden
Why Not Be Happy Today?
I have questioned my hopes of the future.
past, doubt, dreams, life, philosophy, trouble, cheerfulness, happiness
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
6
William Lawrence Chittenden
Sub Rosa
I have heard the robins singing.
flowers, nature, love, woman
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
7
William Lawrence Chittenden
To the Mocking-Bird
Afar from noisy, tuneless throngs.
silence, harmony
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
8
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Ranchman's Story
I long had live da lonely life.
nature, youth, woman, lady, love, romance, wedding, heartache
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
11
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Sonnet -- The Prairies
I love the prairies broad and free.
nature, vast land, calm
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
12
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Cowboys' Christmas Ball
Way out in Western Texas, where the Clear Fork's waters flow.
nature, animals, Anson City, Texas Western, democracy, ladies, Abilene, music, celebration, Windy Billy, dance
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
17
William Lawrence Chittenden
Montclair
Dear lovely mountain town, farewell.
landscape, memories, past, boyhood,
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
18
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Difference
Ten years ago, my lovely Kate.
age, time
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
18
William Lawrence Chittenden
Galveston
Where sea-gulls fair are flying.
Texas, flowers, landscape
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
19
William Lawrence Chittenden
When the Northern Sighs
When the Northern sighs, and the storm winds pour.
Labrador, cold, warmth, fire, wild winds, north wind
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
20
William Lawrence Chittenden
In His Name
In fair Virginia's Lotus Land, where sings the whippoorwill.
Shenandoah, grave, soldier, death, love, sorrow
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
22
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Ranchman's Letter
At a lonely old ranch by the fire tonight.
Texas frontier, loneliness, Lady Clare, love, romance, past, memories, city vs. country, expensive life, fashion, humbleness