FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
13
Mike Sweet
The Masterpiece
From where ever I stand I can survey an endless painting that changes each and every day. The canvas spans from horizon to horizon filled with shapes and designs that change as I imagine.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
15
Mike Sweet
The Perfect Age
Now what is the perfect age I say, as I watch these sons of mine play? Looking back through the years I can hardly remember being nine or ten and what was important then.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
17
Mike Sweet
Joe's Song
With trembling hands the country boy opened the tattered case, withdrew the instrument and began the late night ritual with a soft embrace
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
19
Mike Sweet
The Tree in the Middle of the Road
Since the days of Abraham Lincoln I have stood a sentinels duty. To some I am merely a mile post, others a country line. But to those who stop and listen, I tell stories over a century of time.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
21
Mike Sweet
The Plow in the Oak
Has anyone seen Frank Leffingwell? And just in case you do, please tell him time is getting by and there's much plowing left to do.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
22
Mike Sweet
Grandpa's Shed
There is one special place where I like to go and can spend hours unnoticed just looking at a rusty garden hoe. It's a place where in every nook and dusty cranny there is something to see.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
25
Mike Sweet
God's Playground
When God was just a little boy he came out here to play. With a hop and a stomp of his little feet he splashed the oceans away and revealed this land that is here to stay
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
26
Mike Sweet
Smokey and I Were Bandits
Ornery is the only term to date that can describe this friend of mine who lived to aggravate. His nature was far from mild and I think he just loved being wild
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
28
Mike Sweet
Odyssey
For some of us the trip is just beginning. Others are close to arriving. And in between there are a lot of us at various stages of our own personal journeys.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
42
Mike Sweet
The Writer's Hand
To a few certain gifts are bestowed. The gift to see and capture the rainbows of a universe. The gift to feel warmth and pass it on to fellow men.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
43
Mike Sweet
This Life of Time
To each a share is given fully when life we first breathe in. For some the portion runs out quickly, fate exerts its will.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
1
Stu Campbell
Rough String Rider
Prose; When I got out of the Army, I went back to Nevada figuring on getting on with a good cow outfit and making a living in the saddle again.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
2
Stu Campbell
For Medicinal Use ONLY!
Prose: The old-timers talk about how a bottle of "high spirits" was a cure-all for most kinds of ailments in cattle, horses, and men.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
4
Stu Campbell
Teton Shuffleboard
Prose: When a cowboy sees somebody walking toward him with two shovels, he's got a mighty good idea his roping and riding is over for the rest of the day.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
7
Stu Campbell
Rarin' To Go
Prose: The Raft River Roping Club, up here in Malt, Idaho, holds a roping practice every Tuesday and Saturday night.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
10
Stu Campbell
Where the Action is
Prose: When I was young I remember my dad saying something like "The kind of country your mother comes from, they have to go to a zoo to see cows!"
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
13
Stu Campbell
Pedro the Rope Horse
Prose: I was working down in Utah one time and only about half satisifed- I was dong both the farming and the cowboying and was about running myself to death.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
15
Stu Campbell
Getting on a Horse, More or Less
Prose: When I graduated from high school I left home and got a job on a cattle and dude ranch in Montana
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
18
Stu Campbell
Catching a Horse
Getting your hands on a horse for the day's work or just an afternoon ride can sometimes be a day's job in itself.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
21
Stu Campbell
My Wife- the Unlikely Bronc Rider
Prose: My wife, originally a city girl, used to think cowboys were a thing of the past, out of work since the last Indian uprising.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
23
Stu Campbell
Hard Day's Luck
Prose: Some days a feller shouldn't even get out of bed. I had one of those days not long ago. It started out pretty good- I saddled my best horse that morning- but that was the only thing I did right.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
26
Stu Campbell
The Squeler and What I Finally Learned From Him
Prose: A cowboy rides a lot of horses on the different outfits he rides for, some good horses and some not so good horses.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
29
Stu Campbell
Wranglin' Dudes
There are a lot of things that make a cowboy grow old: horse falls, buckin' horses, hard work and bad weather.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
33
Stu Campbell
My Helper 'The Roper'
Prose: I guess I shouldn't say anything about anybody's ropin'. I'm about the worse there is. I can catch 'em sometimes, if I get enough throws, but usually my arm gets tired before I can latch onto somethin'.
Horsin' Around
FC 11 C-53
37
Stu Campbell
Lightning A Cowboy Never Knows When it Will Strike
Prose: I've heard a lot of fellers brag about how they ain't scared of a thing, man or beast. I guess there's some people around like that, but I ain't one of 'em.