FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Cowboys Tech

He dropped it off a week ago, to have a few things done. Adjust the clutch en fix the brakes, and the timing to smooth out its run. and yeah, the steering too!! They'd failed to make it work,

technology, dealer, flat, repair

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

How Come?

We was on our way to Elko, Eatin' up the western sky. My buddy by the window there, T'was his first time to fly. He pttered with the gadgetry, and looked out the window some.

motherhood, comprehension, crime, gears, pilots

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Not A Clue

"Hi, old friend - it's good to see you, as I haven't for some time. The life of leisure you must lead, it ought to be a crime." The old rancher gazed straight forward, over his coffee cup.

bills, financial, pressure, banker

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Cowboy and The Vet

Calvin' time was in full toutine, for spring had rolled around. That night as he done his regular check, to his dismay he found. A heifer was in need of help, but he calf was still alive yet.

phone, hitch, absent mind, gun, embarrassed

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

The Meek Shall Inherit What's Left

A coyote that had missed his breakfast, and dined light the previous day. While the rays bore down at 2:00 p.m. He strolled in search of prey. In the dog days part of summer,

carnivores, surprise, price, fang, impacted

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Midwest Living Magazine

There I was, in splendid glory, I'd really come on the scene. On the cover of the June issue, nineteen nineties Midwest Living Magazine. It was right there on the Saks Newsstand,

mall, baseball cards, housekeeping, banquet

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Farmer Or Rancher

Through the years it's been debated, this friendlysortat stalemate. Bout who's a farmer er who's a rancher, they aruge of their fate. It's impossible to sort em out,

baseball cap, boots, hat, wheat, clincher, pride

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Start Em All

Winter had eased a little, but the nights were still twenty below. The ridges had bared some grazin', while the canyons were layered with snow. Folks had cases of cabin fever,

buffet, reminisced, hospitable, pinochle

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Injustice

I was holdin' er to the right side of eighty, but the ground still rolled by slow. With a half an hour yet to get there, and still seventy five miles to go. When a pickup done barreled on by me,

hell, pilot car, power, skyward, ticket, revenue

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

I Had A Dream - At Least I Thought It Was

The other night I had a dream, er, at least I thought it was. But, it don't make sense this morning, for in my mind there's cobwebs an' fuzz. I was twistin' colts for my pay,

Missouri, poetry, honor, hero, temper

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

"Just Try And Sell Something' Once"

I took two bulls to Dickiinson, and maybe I forgot to tell. That one bull was for Reich to pick up, the other was mine to sell. That was for the Thursday sale,

jail, stockmans, producer, veteran, market

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Cowboys Good Deed

Drivin' by I see my buddies, in the bar again tonight. I should oughta stop and help em, but two wrongs don't make a right. He always has too many, and gets plastered up real tight.

noble, fright, dark glassess, booze, breakfast

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Kid Stuff

It was a special old barn, against a rock bluff, could pitch hay down hill, till it was full enough. After the first couple loads, the kids would resort,

impulsive, breeze, dirty, laugh

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Predictin' Winter

After reaching middle age, comes the half that is the latter. Most o' them think they are, a weather prognosticator. With bountiful fruit all summer, all dried on the tree.

cattle, philosophers, motion, cars, smile

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Do Cows Eat Carrots?

It started in October of ninety six, an' by the first was getting' plumb hard. Price on cake was through the roof, while snow piled deeper in the yard. The cold and wind never once faltered,

programs, smart, broccoli, rabbit, calves

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Hog Rally

"I didn't realize you were into hogs." I nodded to Erv and politely smiled. "Ya, I've always had a flair for them, It goes back to when I was a child." We chatted there at the coffee shop,

California, cowboy code, grain, producers, memories

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

The Ultimate Bull Twister

The kids got us a dish for Christmas a couple years ago, now we watch CNN, sports center and every old rerun show. We're both cowboy raised and ranchin',

interview, saint, dollar, gifty, clue

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Is There A Day A Comin'

Is there a day a comin', when computers will be obsolete. And info off the internet, will cling like cow dung on yer feet. That you can go from here to Ireland,

housework, reproduction, earthquake, civilized pollution, occupation, health, wealth

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

The Christmas Rudolph's Nose Burnt Out

On a bright and early Christmas mornin', in a cold and crispy sky. I was hummin' Jingle Bells while feedin' when something' caught my eye. Why it was Santa Claus - and his reindeer,

presents, canyon, Rudolph's nose, snow, charcoal

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

The Cowpoke

There's a breed on the loose, that sticks out like a sore thumb. They're strong willed, they're bull headed, and sometimes accused as intellectually dumb. But let me tell you my friends,

survive, lifetime, outsmart, theme

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

"The Gates Of Hell - When Things Got Ugly'

I was riden alone that September morn, tour'n high on Wanagans north rim. In search of a charolois bull I'd missed, chances of spottin' him was lookin' slim. Up here in the sinks and giant sage,

slaughter, gumbo, fireman, death, knickers, disaster

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Rodeo Vision

Let me take you on a vision, before we start the show. Of the hands that came before us, before modern day rodeo. Names like Tescher, Tibbs, Gjermundson, Howard, Chase and Canutt.

Harold Lowman, autograph, dead, Anchors Away, Bear Paw

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Average Day

I arose the other mornin' to what appeared an average day, but the Lord had burned his candle, in planning my disarray. Maybe twas just ah warnin',

cured, snow, mental block, project, smart, pardon

Spook-N The Wolf

FC 11 L-44

Bill Lowman

Willie's Ordeal

Again, there sat ol Willie, Square in the middle of the yard. On his haunches he sat so collected, his eyes were defiant and hard. With a tail much longer than average,

master, attack, lessons, respect, panic, cat

Cattails & Other Poems

FC 11 D-27

John C. Dofflemyer

Christmas In Exeter

Swampers brought the gold harvest in damp December frog -- in field lugs stacked six-high on Grandad's flatbed '46 flat-head Ford spinning down

Gary Soto, crystal, liquid fire, soldiers, sting