FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
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7
William Lawrence Chittenden
To the Mocking-Bird
Afar from noisy, tuneless throngs.
silence, harmony
Ranch Verses
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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
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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
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18
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Difference
Ten years ago, my lovely Kate.
age, time
Ranch Verses
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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
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
24
William Lawrence Chittenden
My Mother
I know a dear old lady.
love, kindness, gentle, comfort
Ranch Verses
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26
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Bachelor's Dilemma
My lady is lovely and noble and kind.
woman, lady, rich, poverty, wealth, style, work
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
27
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Farmer's Songs
Wal, I reckon I'm ole-fashioned, but them songs that Nacher sings.
tunes, music, birds, animals, seasons, times of the day, nature
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
29
William Lawrence Chittenden
Texas Types -- The Cowboy
He wears a big hat and big spurs and all that.
pride, strength, loyalty, truth, dude
Ranch Verses
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30
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Village Fable
As Death and the Devil were taking the air.
Montclair, doctor, Jolly Nick, medicine
Ranch Verses
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31
William Lawrence Chittenden
Kind Words
A kind word now and then, my boys.
friendship, life, emotions, true, fair, help
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
32
William Lawrence Chittenden
Could I But Fly on Seabird's Wing
Could I but fly on seabird's wing.
dream, freedom, security, hope, illusions
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
32
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Prodigal Daughter
In the springtime of youth, in life's early morning.
returning home, welcome, denial, despair, death
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
33
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Lovely Rosalie
In lively old New Jersey, where the laws are very blue.
Texan, New Yorkers, Wall street broker, Montclair, beauty, love, adoration, courting, prairie, landscape, West, romance, bride, wedding, courtship, New York
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
38
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Cowboy to Kipling
Huh! Kipling, we are unto yew.
story, Indians, tenderfoot, gringo, wrong perception, misinterpretation, ignorance