FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

The Cryogenic Cowboy

"Oh, bury me not, on the lone prairie." These words came low, and mournfully from an old cowpoke, then I heard him say, "Though I've got to go, I don't plan to stay."

death, burial, head

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

The Wild Man Retreat

There are things I've done that seemed downright dumb, as I made my way through life. Or even appeared to be somewhat weird, at least according to my wife.

nature, embarrassment, manhood

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

High Country Song

Sometimes by a campfire, in the country I love, with the evening breeze rising in the trees up above, I sit drinking coffee, while the sun's going down, and try to remember why I moved to town.

nature, respect, value

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

The Wild Rivers

Have you hiked the East Verde, where the water runs cool? Have you seen a trout rise from a Blue River pool?

river, valley, nature

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Toltec Truck Stop

I went rolling out of Phoenix in the boss's brand new car. I was heading down to Tucson, but I never got that far.

truck driver, patience, repair

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Wood Smoke at Sundown

Wood smoke at sundown, riding soft on the wind, sets my mind wandering to places I've been.

memory, fire, smoke, smell

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

The New Cowboy's Lament

I met him on the street out in Peoria. Scarcely knew him in his jacket and his tie.

complaint, change, technology

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Juan Padilla's Amazing Bean Pot

Me and Bob wer both flat flat broke that fall, and so it made good sense to hire on with Tony Baca, and build some boundary fence.

cooking, camp, food

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Baling Wire

I was down at the feed store, just the other day. It had been a while since I 'd seen a bale of hay.

wire, useful, makeshift

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

When the Vigilantes Ride

When the full moon's throwing shadows, up above ther Rim, where the hanging ropes once hung from a ponderosa limb,

evening, vigilante, danger

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Line Shack

The door's a little crooked, doesn't quite keep out the wind. The tin roof's kind of rusty , doesn't quite keep out the rain.

shack, repair, decor

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Sing Me a Song

Sing me a song, boys, tell me a tale, of nights by the campfires and life on the trail.

settle, town, nature, walk.11

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Feather Duster Cowboy

The bosss came by the other day, and this is what he said, "The markets going plumb to hell, and so is this old spread, and if you want to draw your pay, can't blame you none for that,

change, ostriches, difficulty

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

There's Only the Valley

The sky cleared at sunset, and the wind settled down, leaving drifts lying quiet on the hills we passed through.

religion, valley, driver, hope

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

The Sad Saga of Sourdough Sol

Most anyone who has dabbled in Arizona history has heard something about our camels, but hardly anybody knows the whle

camel, history, gold

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

Old Charlie

Some years ago, my partner and I were camped about halfway down Sycamore Canyon.

odd, cowboy, loner,

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

A Catron County Adventure

One fall a few years ago (actually, quite a few), when I was single and wandering around quite a bit, I ended up over in Catron County, New Mexico.

freeze, fog, ride, ice

Arizona Born

FOLK COLL 11 C-62

Dean Cook

The G&HGRR

One railroad you hardly ever hear about anymore is the Gila and Hassayampa Gravity Railroad, or the G&HGRR. It was the brainchild of J. W. "Smokey" Thompson, a man of some engineering and mechanical ability who came west in the 1800s to seek his fortune.

train, porcupine, tall tale

Tracks Along the Trail

FOLK COLL 11 H-63

Bob Huff

Both Sides of the Fence

Up above the aspen glades, Rimmed by fir and stately spruce, There's a meadow marked by cairns And a trail grown dim from little use.

nature, world, lifestyle

Tracks Along the Trail

FOLK COLL 11 H-63

Bob Huff

Alterations

The good Lord made me nearly perfect. At least, all the parts were there. Like toes and fingers and knees and thighs. I even used to have some hair.

humor, horse, finger, injury

Tracks Along the Trail

FOLK COLL 11 H-63

Bob Huff

Jackson

The word went down the valley And the message, it was stark. You see, old Jackson had gone ridin' fence And he wasn't home at dark.

age, accident, friendship

Tracks Along the Trail

FOLK COLL 11 H-63

Bob Huff

County Rodeo

I was standing by the calf pens, Sort of pacing to and fro. Waiting for the competition At our county rodeo.

love, rodeo, youth

Tracks Along the Trail

FOLK COLL 11 H-63

Bob Huff

Peggy

There was this old Appaloosa named Peggy. Broom tail, jug head, about sixteen hands tall. She'd ride or pack, whatever was needed. Never any trouble at all.

survival, fear, healing, heaven

Tracks Along the Trail

FOLK COLL 11 H-63

Bob Huff

Ridin' With My Wife

I like to ride with Bill or Greg Or hit the trail with Chris and Jay. I ride rough country with men on mules; Joe Bob Leek and Rocky Day.

fear, cliff, ride, couple

Tracks Along the Trail

FOLK COLL 11 H-63

Bob Huff

Eye of the Beholder

The bald eagle soared around in the sky And watched the lone cowboy slowly ride by. "If I could stretch my wings to 25 feet, The critter under the black hat would be a real treat.

food, hunger, animals