FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Peggy Godfrey
Sometimes telling you something Is like rolling beebees down a mountain If I don't take myself too seriously I'll admit to the pleasure Of watching each one Roll off into never-never-land.
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Peggy Godfrey
Who's Gonna Be My Soul Friend??
Grandmother or crone Facets of the same stone If it's a milk and cookies ministry pee-on-the-fenceposts, "mine" territory "been there--done that" one upmanship.
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Peggy Godfrey
Ditches
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
New Neighbors
Our western scenery's changing With retirees moving in And some of them are "ranching" Which is where this tale begins. High in mountain summer range I share with regular folk There is a "new-age rancher" And his cattle are a joke.
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Peggy Godfrey
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
What In The World Is Spiritual Direction
Story.
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Peggy Godfrey
Cochetopa Musings
Joy is the penetrating fragrance of a newly-made candle Whose scent seems alive, permeating space and time Enlivened each time its wick is set on fire Joy is the sweet perfume of just-picked wild raspberries Begging to be tasted.
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Peggy Godfrey
Story of Ewe #2
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
Drought
Pale and sallow Jaundiced aspens turning Three weeks ahead of an early start This early September rain Is months overdue brazen for coming at all Now tha growing season is over.
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Peggy Godfrey
Autumn
Don't give me scientific reasons why trees change color in Autumn Noisy birds spilled the secret from my fenceposts. Trees change colors for poets!
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Peggy Godfrey
No Going Back
My childhood home--the deep South It hasn't fit for years A beautiful glass slipper But not my size I'm kinda like a bonsai tree Clips have shaped me Now I grow in odd directions.
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Peggy Godfrey
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
Noticed
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
Banana Bread
Two loaves I thought were done A simple toothpick test Would have told me enough To leave them baking Ten minutes longer Ha! I thought I could tell--In some cases you can't Second-guess "done".
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Peggy Godfrey
A Shepherd's Gift
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
Spring Is Here When the Drag Is By the Gate
Valentine's Day is barely over Out come the shovel and gloves Seeds on racks in every store For the season everyone loves! County trucks cruise the roads A sign that some may trust But I'd bet bucks that all those trucks Are political clouds of dust.
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Peggy Godfrey
Stories about Vogal Sandlin, My Neighbor 1988-1998
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
David
Bag of rags I hate sheep He says As he scoops up a newborn In one hand Holds the goofy ewe down With a firm knee.
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Peggy Godfrey
One of My Favorite Teachers
Story.
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Peggy Godfrey
Moving Toward the Light
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
Parasites
Some suck your blood, some eat your skin Others make you itch They multiply and fill your space 'Til ya don't know which is which. They eat the food you ate for you It's they who gain and grow And, you, the host, sometimes in pain Get tired and weak and slow.
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Peggy Godfrey
Becoming a Shepherd
Story
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Peggy Godfrey
Times Are Changing in the West
Story
The Night Ol' Flukie Foundered
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DW Groethe
Two Cowpokes And A Tamper
They came upon a fencepost, a tamper leanin' on it, an' pondered on the world of fencin' arts. "Ever worked them things?," one asked, "Not a chance," the other quipped, "the darn thing's got too many workin' parts."
The Night Ol' Flukie Foundered
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DW Groethe
Star Cavvy
Somewheres along the line, after years of sleepin' out, a-layin' lookin' from his soogan bed, he got to seein' patterns, in the way the stars were set, a-studyin' the Heavens o'er head.