FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
68
Duane Nelson
Ode to A.J.
Our paths did cross one faithful day, when a guy I knew came up to say, he had a horse of character and type who would do us a good job both day and night. So we shook on the deal and he brought A.J. over.
fake, acting, tame
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
69
Mike Bates
Banker in the Blue-Striped Suit
We was saddlin' up a new horse when the dust began to rise. Someone was comin', kinda slow. "Who the heck?" my partner Curley sighs.
pride, banker, mare, buck
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
70
Harold Carpenter
The Old Range Mare
Only God knows her ancestral strain, She's never had a mouthful of grain. She just paws through the snow for a bite to eat, She's never had shoes tacked to her feet.
survival, mare, wolves
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
71
Anne Browning Wilson
Gathering the Wild Horses
The growling nicker And stiffening gait beneath me - We must be getting near.
mustang, round-up, fear
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
72
Jack DeWerff
Sellin' Ol' Buck
"Well, ma, I made a decision. I'm gonna sell Ol' Buck. I figured he's twenty-four, And about used up all his luck.
memories, sentimental, death, care
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
74
Mike Logan
Colors
This feller from a magazine Was askin' Booger Bill About his life ahorseback, the way such fellers will.
color, favorite, good
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
74
H. Howard Hamm
When Day is Done
Old Red patiently waits He hears th' evenin' bell - It's time t' get that saddle off He does his part - and well.
return, home, feed, experience
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
76
Dwight Burgess
The Old Saddle
It was just an old saddle, The trappin' was tattered and torn. It kinda seemed like he'd had it, Since back before Moses was born.
saddle, worn, experience
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
77
John Markley
The Cowboy and the Cap
It was easy to pick out a cowboy Years ago when they all wore a hat. It was one of the marks of a rancher - You could bet your boots on that.
fashion, cap, hat, stetson
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
77
Mike Logan
Cowboy Lighthouse
Did you ever see a cowboy With is hat off in the sun?
humor, bright, lighthouse, hat
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
78
Mike Bates
The Old Boots
"Tacky," my wife said, staring at my boots. "You sure own better." "Maybe," I said. "But these remind me of my roots." "Don't want to hear it." She didn't have to, of course, but you folks get to now. You'll understand. These are more than just the hide off some old cow.
boots, experience, age
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
79
Dwight Burgess
My Old Cowboy Boots
Although I don't have any cows anymore, I still wear my cowboy boots. So I guess they're not just worn, By cowboys, but also other galoots.
boots, style, death, desire
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
79
Jim Jennings
My Old Blucher Boots
Your vamps are in pieces, your soles that are worn, Your heels are much shorter, your tops they are torn, You still show your lines and the reason why, Because you were the best that money could buy.
boots, wear, sentiment
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
80
Jack Hurlburt
The Old Yellow Slicker
"It's rainin'. Nobody out but the cows and the cowboys and the cows don't care."
rain, slicker, shelter, help
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
81
Barbara Anderson
The Windmill
The old windmill is turnin' facin' the wind that blows. Standin' there so proudly, through the rain, the wind, and the snow.
courage, strength, windmill
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
83
Orin Friesen
The City Dude
I saw the car stop at the gate As I was ridin' the fence. A fancy car like that out here Didn't make a lot of sense.
city, style, awkward
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
84
John Markley
Cowboy Grub
A cowboy's grub isn't always the best. A fact that I think is well known. It isn't prepared exquisitely. And he usually eats it alone.
food, lifestyle, grub
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
86
John A. Stryker
When Our Cowboys Get Together
When our cowboys get together, With their mounts and silvered leather, There'll be some bitin', fightin', On the turf
friends, rodeo
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
87
Jack Wessels
Rodeo Days
We are different you and I I've changed I ain't the same Buckin' horses don't call me coward anymore
rodeo, bucking, kick
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
87
Dennis Anderson
Eight Seconds at a Time
Up and down the highway Over old dirt country roads, I've seen a lot of country In the months since I've left home.
country, rodeo, eight seconds
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
88
Jerry Wright
Before the Buzzer
The news slapped me like the blow of a rawhide quirt. Rumbling through my heart shaking, quaking thunder across canyons of my soul.
eight seconds, bronco
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
89
Jerry Wright
Silent Decision
The gray haired cowboy picked himself up off of the arena floor, dusting his hat, and spitting mud out of his mouth.
age, insult, eight seconds
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
90
Dennis Anderson
Procom
The bull gods sure must get a kick When they see me dialin' in, Callin' back for my position To be told I'm slacked again.
slacking, rodeo, bad luck
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
91
Dennis Anderson
Rodeo High
The whistle blows - I don't hear it - I feel it Like an electrical current jolting me Into the realization that It's over,
excitement, joy, rodeo
Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas
Jim Hoy
FOLK COLL 11 H-62
92
Randy Fisher
Floyd, Old Fred, and Me
This here story don't have no lessons it really jus' concerns us three, I'm just guilty of reminiscin' 'bout Floyd, Old Fred, and Me.
luck, rodeo, score