FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Between The Fences

FC 11 D-25

Danny W. Dutton

The Cowboy in the Steel-Toed Tennis Shoes

Irreversible are the trends of the modern fashion scene. They dress people up in ways that are sometimes obscene.

Between The Fences

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Danny W. Dutton

Just Ask Chance

On a hot summer day down Saginaw way I went to see my first real ranch rodeo

Between The Fences

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Danny W. Dutton

Ridin' Herd

A horseless rider His mind a high hope Brandin' iron one hand The other, a rope

Between The Fences

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Danny W. Dutton

Due Respect

About some old cowboys I'd care to speak 'Cause some say they're gone Their legends too weak

Between The Fences

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Danny W. Dutton

Jack

Winter yearlings on the field Bad weather no cause for yield Dad on Jack riding through No matter the norther blew

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Danny W. Dutton

Twice Missed

I feel like this That my loop was too big Which caused me to miss

Between The Fences

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Danny W. Dutton

The Glitter Or The Gather

Violet rays, ethereal, mix with orange and he rides a silhouette Dashing, donning broad-brimmed hat, he sits a good horse

Between The Fences

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Danny W. Dutton

Better Man Than Me

This feller, I said to myself, has got his ducks all in a row He just looks like the kind of a feller who is in the know

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Danny W. Dutton

Butch's Old Hat

See the hat? Black felt and dirty, Sweat marks encircling the crown; Crease of the High Plains cowboy; rugged

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Danny W. Dutton

Call Him Mr. Pete

Limping over to the gatepost, Mr. Pete came from the heavy morning fog. Trailing close behind him was his friend; Simply named him, "Dog".

Between The Fences

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Danny W. Dutton

Wasted Youth

A kid in the country The country in the kid A place for him to play

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Danny W. Dutton

Country Cook

How are you and your wonderful wife? Tell me some more about married life.

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Danny W. Dutton

Ivory Moon

In a far-off dusty plac where the wind always blows where the sand never quits movin' and nothin' ever grows

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Danny W. Dutton

Mistaken Identity

A lot of people will look at me and say that I look like someone they know. Usually, they tell me they're sorry and let me go.

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Midnight Mass On The Mesa

Throwing my rigging on the little bay, I tried to remember what the day was and could not.

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Danny W. Dutton

Eclipse

Leaves rustle telling of breezes coming, cooling in waves Sudden and subtle.

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Danny W. Dutton

Dignity

I guess I'm a kind of monarch Lord over all that I survey Splendid atop a dashing steed With a royal order to purvey

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Danny W. Dutton

Native Tongue

Sunset brought unburdened peace and the ranch took heed and the dust began to settle while I put out the horses' feed

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Danny W. Dutton

Porchstep At Sunrise

I have breathed so cool the morning air And a silent moment pondered there Wispy water and frozen dew Crispy branches the cold wind blows through

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Equi-Dawn

Out there On the rolling plains I saw them on a mesa They were playing

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Bonita

We cursed the drought and thirst Dust had blown and mesquite pods burst Persevering desert brown and summer death we persevered the worst

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Danny W. Dutton

Whirlwind

Yellow pine, oak, and hickory reach for the sky, limbs outstretched and intertwined. Creating an image of a crowd of people whose elbows are tangled in a panic.

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Danny W. Dutton

Cold Front

The ghastly hue The winter blue From the north the wind that frets Its presence known

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Danny W. Dutton

Cathedrals In The Sky

Show me the Plains in all their awesome glory where the horizon meets the sky, where the meeting is almost imperceptible

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The Dean Ranch Raid

Off the South Plains of Texas there is a place along and below the Caprock called Indian Canyon.