FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Saddle For A Throne

FC 11 O-13

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Will Ogilvie

A Lay Of Lost Horses

Where are the horses we loved of old, the brown, the bay and the grey, with their limbs of steel and their hearts of gold to tackle the longest day?

patient, regret, blaze, hitch, God

Saddle For A Throne

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325

Will Ogilvie

St. Clair

Back in the station days I loved there was a horse, St. Clair! Bred to be good and a good one proved king of the creek, St. Clair! Courage and heart of him undenied.

stockman, swore, race, horseman, dead

Saddle For A Throne

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327

Will Ogilvie

The Border Gate

Dawn gilds the spiders' bridges; Morn mocks the shadows' rout; A mile back on the ridges they put the headlights out; A red-topped coach from Nor'ward

stars, river, Queensland, dense, Jimmy Tyson

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329

Will Ogilvie

My Hat!

The hats of a man may be many inthe course of a varied career, and some have been devilish dear; But there's one that I always

forgotten, fire, desire, wish

Saddle For A Throne

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331

Will Ogilvie

The Flickering Fire

The day long dreaded is with me now, and the blood in my veins runs cold and slow, for the lustiest spirit to Time must bow when the flickering fire of Life burns low.

desire, flame, beauty, hope, flare

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Will Ogilvie

From-"Hearts Of Gold"

I have woven a verse from the glory Australia sheds on her plains; I have stolen her heart for a story and crossed it with rowel and reins;

battle, camps, reels, mystical spell

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Is She Country?

What makes a woman country? Is it all in how she preens with rhinestones on the pockets of those clingy tight-fit jeans, or turning country music

paradise, impatient, pool, rest, icy grip, Emma Ehmann

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Saturday Specials

Carl Wilke owns a grocery store. He has more money than most and can afford to hire help. His customers grudgingly co-exist with the Depression

barefoot, lake, edible, drone, farm

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Little Shadow

She loved fresh air and sunshine while escapin' household chores and tagged along behind her dad while he did work outdoors. An errand had her runnin',

Harry Ehmann, comfort, skeletons, mother, father, memories

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Picking Up The Pieces

The wet spring showed up wearing black four-buckle overshoes. Dry winds mopped up the ground and now the planting can be done.

pedigree, determination, North Dakota, church

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Marriage Counseling

I'll admit that free advice on matrimonial success breeds much faster than the barnyard cats that frolic to excess. But I've got a word of caution for you

alarm, refrigerator, guarantee, manual, acquired

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Slow Burn

"You ain't doin' nuthin', are ya?" were the words she loathed to hear blarin' from her husband's lips atop his horse so cavalier. He sits ser' ous on his gelding that stands sixteen hands or

superior, indoors, unkind, ditch, twitch

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Looking For Sunshine

The bruised complexion of the morning sky matched Maynard's mood. Persistent worry sought him our and sideline quietude. The count from yesterday was forty short.

family, chore, destroy, disease, pity, a Utah cowman

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Rodeo

A lazy Sunday afternoon rests in the summer sun. Nine juvenile siblings hope to rustle up some fun. No adult supervision will determine what they do.

sport, toys, skills, stealth

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Phantom's Lure

His four feet pound the thirsty dirt that paints the fence posts gray. The wind weaves fingers pullng through his mane and tail's display.

motivates, fearlessness, liberty, desert, past

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Tenderfoot

He throbbed with pain in places that he didn't know he had. His days of steady straddlin' that ol' jughead had him clad in saddle sores that stung and sent him seekin' some relief.

spice, mice, fire, homicide, hell, spell

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Saddle Shop

The heavy scent of leather, light on nostrils, fills the air and drifts like fog outside the open doorway, unaware it beckons to the passers-by with smells of luxury

Holyoak Saddle Shop, perfume, radio, decor, chores, butterfly

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Bakken Bovine Beauty Spa

As red ruminatin' Ruthie roams the pasture rich and green it is twilight in the Bakken and it's not a peaceful scene. Oil crews are workin' nonstop

spa, finance, beauty, stress, frame

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Choice

The morning sun has painted rouge upon the canyon walls, neglecting deep dark crevices and secrets they could hide. A red tailed hawk surfs

lazy breeze, footprints, lair, slab, Wickenburg, Arizona

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Cowboy's Handbook

The saddle creaks in rhythm to the gelding's steady gait. The sun sends soothing warmth as horses slowly ambulate descending copper mountain on a chilly,

danger, fear, mortal eyes, flee

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Country Melody

The lightning hammers edges of the mountains dim and dark. It splits the clouds with searing fingers burning bright and stark. Loud thunder rides along as sidekick

suit, breeze, spurs, bay, storm clouds

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

The Broken Spur Cafe

Scarred, weathered hands pull back five chairs that scrape a well-worn floor. Bent bodies slowly kiss cold seats, old age hard to ignore. The daily cafe campfire blazes

rugged men, church, hesitate, smoke

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

Fence Feud

It started way back in the spring the day that he was born. His mama broke right through the fence. Her hide was scraped and torn. Her plan to get away and rop her calf far from the herd

scrub, patient, dentist, attire, career, Kalmbach's farm

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

She Was Reckless

She dazzled with her beauty and her quuick intelligence. Admired for her duty and her level headed sense she made herself at home in camp

flame, combat, bullets, whiskey, outpost vegas, reckless

Is She Country?

FC 11 B-76

Marleen Bussma

A Spotted Past

Hooves striped and swift respond in answer to a cowboy's touch. The appaloosa's agile body spirals without much direction from the rider as his instinct moves the herd.

danger, war, bison hunt, breed, skill, kill