FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
93
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Round-Up
With the joy of the wind in our hearts and our faces.
cattle, cowboys, nesters, roping, branding, storytelling, roundup
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
95
William Lawrence Chittenden
Christine
Her voice is like the mocking-bird's.
beauty, woman, admiration, love
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
96
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Old Log Fire
Yer kin preech uv the pleasures an' joys uv the rich.
home, ranch, warmth, literature, poems, Edgar A. Poe, Shakespeare, books
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
97
William Lawrence Chittenden
Old Fort Phantom Hill
On the breezy Texas border, on the prairies far away.
landscape, nature, bison, past, legend, Lee, storm, North wind McKenzie Trail, soldiers, Johnston, Grant, Jackson, Custer, war
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
100
William Lawrence Chittenden
Good Bye
Good Bye, Sweetheart -- our dream is past.
mourning, grief, sadness, fall
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
101
William Lawrence Chittenden
Reveries of a Bachelor
Long, long ago, a careless lad.
love, grammar school, admiration, marriage, heartache
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
109
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Hermit's Soliloquy
Afar on the prairies, afar and alone.
solitude, nature, memories, past, disappointment, hopeless, sorrow, mistrust, faithless love, despair, heartache, pain
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
107
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Waltz
The wooing waltz, the wooing waltz.
dance, music, kisses, romance
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
104
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Brazos Queen
Far down in Southern Texas, where the Brazos River flows.
woman, idol, beauty, courting, admiration, fashion, love, courtship
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
102
William Lawrence Chittenden
Ennui
At a lonely ranch 'neath a lonely sky.
Texas prairie, sadness, requiem, time, sorrow, hope
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
111
William Lawrence Chittenden
Never Despair
Give up vain regretting, don't sigh for the past.
memories, time, success, hope, glory, future
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
112
William Lawrence Chittenden
To Katherine
I know a gentle maiden.
idol, beauty
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
113
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Question
Fair lady, though proud cavaliers.
courting, admiration, first love, loyalty, lost love, dreams, courtship
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
115
William Lawrence Chittenden
Youth
In the Ocean of Time there's a wonderful isle.
hope, life
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
116
William Lawrence Chittenden
Age
Lost, lost, youth's dreams of long ago.
vanished air, past, time, eternity, love, hate, life
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
117
William Lawrence Chittenden
The "G" Strings of the Heart
This life iz full uv muzic.
song, tune, art, melancholy, cheerfulness
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
119
William Lawrence Chittenden
Highland Evening Song
Twilight blushing o'er the hillside.
memories, time
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
120
William Lawrence Chittenden
Lines to a Picture
Fair lady, when at thee I gaze.
youth, perfume, idol, affection
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
121
William Lawrence Chittenden
Forevermore
When Aurora's rosy kisses.
thoughts, longing, time
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
122
William Lawrence Chittenden
Bar Harbor Days
Alone, far away by a fire to night.
memories, ball, woman, romance, love, loneliness, Texas, marriage
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
125
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Sonnet to the Sea
Roll on, thou proud majestic everlasting Sea!
eternity, ocean, storm, mystery, unknown
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
126
William Lawrence Chittenden
Persevere
Brace up, my dear fellow, push on, never fear.
hope, positive attitude, ambition
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
127
William Lawrence Chittenden
To the Memory of Gen. Sam Houston
Thy memory is blessed in this proud Southern land.
hero, Texas, patriot, pride, history
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
128
William Lawrence Chittenden
To-Day
Let's woo the flying hours -- to-day.
unknown future, dream, old-age, peace
Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
129
William Lawrence Chittenden
Lines to a Lady
Nay, lovely lady, you are wrong.
optimism, grief, suffering, strength