FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Where Sagebrush Grows
FC 11 B-62
31
Darin Brookman
Parkay
Was grub worms broke my friend Pete's arm, At least that's what he'd claim. The yellow horse that bucked him off Didn't figure in the game.
Where Sagebrush Grows
FC 11 B-62
36
Darin Brookman
Sally
I'd known Doc Jones for thirty years, His children and his wife. He'd been the vet where I grew up I guess most all my life.
Where Sagebrush Grows
FC 11 B-62
43
Darin Brookman
The Ballad Of Skeeter Boyd
We happened on her by a grave That looked to hold a child. Half starved and almost froze to death. Curled up like something wild.
Echoes Of The Dawn
FC 11 B-63
6
Belvina W. Bertino
Dawn
There is no grander place to be Than on the ranch at half past three To watch the miracle of dawn Flame through the skies in early morn.
Echoes Of The Dawn
FC 11 B-63
6
Belvina W. Bertino
Nature's Easel
Thickly wooded mountains Rise majestically To the spired silver castle Standing guard
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
8
Merrily Wright
Ode to organic gardeners
Some are sayin' cattle are a scourge on the land.
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
10
Merrily Wright
My husband was out ridin'
My husband was out ridin' when I went into labor
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
12
Merrily Wright
A cowboy
His horse is lean and tough, He'll go all day without a thirst
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
14
Merrily Wright
On a dark night
On a dark night with the kids in bed, I went out to help in the calving shed.
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
16
Merrily Wright
The Proverbs 31 ranch wife
The ranch wife who can find? Her worth is far above the land.
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
18
Merrily Wright
The lowly cow chip
What many have aversion to and some folks will deny, we're dependent on the cow chip for survival by and by.
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
22
Merrily Wright
Town day
It's quite a drive out that dirt road, where the livin's good and time goes slow
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
25
Merrily Wright
Otter and trout
Two endangered species sittin' in teh water one was a trout, one was an otter.
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
26
Merrily Wright
It's not how you look
When it comes to cowboyin' it's plain to see there's some that have a strange mastery
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
28
Merrily Wright
By faith
The trucks were coming to take out herd, the loan was large and overdue,
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
30
Merrily Wright
A dentist's request
Dear Merrily, You might think this request is strange but I thought yo could help living there on the range.
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
32
Merrily Wright
A spiritual moment
There was nothing that could stop me, I was going to be the best whatever I tried I'd win if you put me to the test.
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
34
Merrily Wright
For everything there is a season
As geese break the silence on a wet new spring air morning
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
36
Merrily Wright
Ray
Ray Antelope born a Shoshone in changing times in a changing home Ray Antelope
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
38
Merrily Wright
There's a dog that I can't stand
There's a dog that I can't stand, left here before we came
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
41
Merrily Wright
Our telephone
The telephone for most folks is a common useful tool
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
44
Merrily Wright
Some governemnt thinkin'
This land is yours this land is mine but this part's been reserved for life that's more important
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
46
Merrily Wright
Night vets
Late one night during calvin' season
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
51
Merrily Wright
The garden
The garden is a peaceful place so quiet and serene, amid the sage and desert land a paradise of green
The Lowly cowchip: and other pungent poetry
FC 11 W-31
52
Merrily Wright
Barbs
When your out across the meadow checkin' fences in the spring.