FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cut from the Same Leather - Book Two
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Jo Casteel
It Doesn't Matter If We're Rich or Poor
We're really gettin' tired, livin' so closely to the ground.
money, frustration, poverty, wealth
Cut from the Same Leather - Book Two
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Jo Casteel
Portrait of an Old Woman
I still see her dime yes glowing.
woman, tribute, aging, admiration, neighbors
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Jo Casteel
The Wild Rose
That man of mine, he did come home.
intoxication, drunk, flowers, rose
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Jo Casteel
A Broken Spirit
I saw that hateful wind blow dirt.
broken spirit, drought, dry, loss of land
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Jo Casteel
What are Neighbors For
I was workin' that day, usin' Plan A.
help, neighbors, stray
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Jo Casteel
Nothin' But a Cowboy
If I weren't born a cowboy.
occupation, cowboy, work
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Jo Casteel
You Understand, Don't You Lord?
Cowboy life is lonesome.
cowboy, occupation, work, joy
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Jo Casteel
My Little Piggies
I ain't never seen such creatures.
motherhood, children, manners, food
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Jo Casteel
Somethin' Strange
My kids half-growed and strappin'.
children, parent, rain, fright
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Jo Casteel
Ain't Life Somethin'
You spend your life a payin' tax.
trouble, life, hardships, frustration
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Jo Casteel
Dusty, Wild
It was a vast and rugged country.
horse, foal, wild horses, mare, motherless colt
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Jo Casteel
A Cowboy Kind of Friendship
I've rode pert near each trail.
friendship, pardners
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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Cynthia Vannoy-Rhoades
Gambler's Lament
I once was known as a gambler bold.
gambling, ranching
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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3
Ray Pendergraft
The Old Timer
I left my home, a thirstin' for adventure.
bad luck, misfortune, aging, life, old-timer
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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5
Kent Stockton
Heelin' Steers is Easy
"Ain't nothin' to heelin' a damned ol' steer."
steer roping, heeling steers
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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7
Faun Cole
Old Blaze
I had a real cow pony once.
youth, cow pony, money, loss, selling
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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9
Terry Henderson
Countin' Cows
I count the cows, there's 1,2, 3.
counting cows
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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10
Barbara Hennings
Powder River Sinner
He rode into Gillette one day.
dance, going to town
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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12
Dave Konkel
Soon
I love her like the morning.
love, home
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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13
Charles A. Kortes
Teamwork
I always owned a two bit ranch with cattle running `round.
fences, cows, ranching
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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15
Margaret Logan
Old Cowpuncher Remembers
I'm an ornery old cowpuncher.
ornery, aging
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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16
Virginia Covey Boswell
A Lot of Livin'
There's a lot of dark behind me.
learning, knowledge
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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17
Midge Swartz
After Words
"You see," he spoke through drying lips.
wildlife, air quality, strip mining, conservation, ecology, nature
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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19
Tina Burke
To Be or Not to Be -- A Cowboy
There's an elite, select group of people.
Wyoming, ranching, occupation
Cowpuncher Poetry
Nancy Curtis
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21
Jean Mathisen
Sam's Remedy
The ranch old Samuel lived upon was fifty miles from town.
baling wire, repairs