FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
74
Wallace D. Coburn
Cowboy Fun
Yes, stranger, them was red-hot times.
cowpuncher, drink, liquor, characters, red-eye, whiskey
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
77
Robert Carr
When Dutchy Plays the Mouth Harp
When Dutchy plays th' mouth harp.
music, cheerfulness, dance
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
78
Robert Carr
Bill Haller's Dance
They're tunin' up the orchestray down at old Bill Haller's.
square dance, caller, fun, music
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
80
James Barton Adams
At a Cowboy Dance
Git yo' little sage hens ready.
dance steps, promenade
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
81
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Cowboy's Ball
Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Tunin' up the fiddle.
music, dance, romance, night, stars
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
82
Robert Carr
Romance of the Range
She's bin out here a-teachin' fer this winter now a-past.
teacher, romance, love
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
83
Robert Carr
Cowboy's Salvation Song
Oh, it's move along, you dogies, don't be driftin' by th' way.
roundup, branding
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
84
Earl Alonzo Brininstool
The Range Rider's Soliloquy
Sometimes when on night-herd I'm ridin', and the stars are a-gleam in.
imagination, nature, beauty, Great Divide, Home Corral
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
87
anonymous
Western Formula
A cow-hand with a gun or two.
X-Dash, Powder River, Indians, hero, story, Western Thriller
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
91
William T. Butler
The Gathering on the Plains
From the far-off Rocky Mountains, where they meet the eastern hills.
Indians, soldiers, Union, Fort Phil Kearney garrison, General Grant, scalps, New York, San Francisco, Montana, Colorado, desecration, intrusion, domination, heritage, frontier
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
93
Albert Pike
Song of the Navajo
Who rideth so fast as a fleet Navajo?
strength, brave Indians ,Piute, Coyotera, Moqui, Suri, Apache, Spaniards, Pueblo
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
95
Joseph L. Westcott
The Legend of Grand Lake
"White man, pause and gaze around, for we tread on haunted ground."
legend, Ute, epic, Utes
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
102
John W. Taylor
Chipeta's Ride - epic -
From mountain covered deep with snow.
Ouray, Captain Payne
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
108
Eugene Field
Chipeta
She is bravest and best of a cursed race.
queen of the Ute, Ouray, courage, honor
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
109
Arthur W. Monroe
The Chief Dwelling
Sleep in your silent glory.
past, ancient, mystery
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
110
Stanley Wood
Homes of the Cliff Dwellers
In the sad Southwest, in the mystical Sunland.
ancient ruins, death, haunted castle, Hoven Weep, grief
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
112
Robert V. Carr
The War Dance
Bodies that gleam like rare bronze in the fire.
drums, grace, warrior
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
113
Robert V. Carr
The Western Trail
In the beginning the Great Spirit gave the prairie rare gifts.
nature, happiness, buffalo, Chinook, destruction
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
113
Lilian White Spencer
The Red Ghosts Chant
We are sons o of mighty Manitou.
Ute, strength
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
114
Ann Woodbury Hafen
Mountain Liars
Swapping yarns, two Mountain Men.
Jim Baker, Jim Bridger, story
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
117
William F. Drannan
The Old Scout's Lament
Come all of you, my brother scouts.
reminisce, past, memories, nostalgia
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
119
Stanley Vestal
Kit Carson's Last Smoke
Kit Carson came to old Fort Lyons.
Taos, Josephine, Cross-J cattle, meershaum, Cheyenne calumet, Fremont, death, pipe
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
121
Joseph Mills Hanson
Laramie Trail
Across the crest of the naked hills.
Platte, border war
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
124
Captain Jack Crawford
The Death of Custer
Did I hear the news from Custer?
Buffalo Bill Cody, Hat Creek, General Carr, battle, Little Big Horn, war, revenge
Poems of the Old West: A Rocky Mountain Anthology
Levette J. Davidson
FC 11 D-02
126
John Hay
Miles Keogh's Horse
On the bluff of the Little Big Horn.
Custer, death, White Man, Red Man, Indians, Seventh Cavalry, General Sturgis, Adjutant Carlington