FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

The Harder I Work, the Luckier I Get

You are so lucky! Social media comments, on my page over and over again.

luck, work, labor, cowboy

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Mud

Give me mud, heavy black fragrant, goldfish harbor at the bottom of the trough.

mud, cows, simple

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Temple Grandin for President

Temple Grandin for President, Peace on earth, good will toward men. If we include women and cows and tree frogs, The rest of the world will say amen.

cow, calf, cattle drive

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Things Worth Writing a Poem About

It's the cowboy riding two hours to the top of Elbow Spring, for that last little group of cows, but turning, he rides home again,

cowboy, poetry, story

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Charlie's Song

He was not a very old man Though some days that time seemed close. He was not always a good man But he sure tried harder than most.

father, son, job, experience

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Sad Houses

The previous cowboy had a pig in the house, mud marks at knee-level, urine-soaked shag carpet. I had a two-year old.

house, sadness, unkept

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Nameoflove

The sky is orangepinkgold as he walks from the barn; bestbeerintheworld in his hand; Tired horse rolls in the sand.

tired, thoughts, late

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Lightening Up

Standing witness to what? Blank verse, blank sky, blank days. Cows chew hay dropped behind honking horn that cut the air before 6 a.m.

regret, heifer, sell, thoughts

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

His Time of Day

The old cow moves and stretches her bones from her place in the cedar shade. She calls to her calf, drawing him close, teaching him not to be afraid.

experience, age, cow, worth

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Diné

The banners of noise wave around my head and my toes dig down into the soles of my shoes until I slip off the impediments - the shoes impede my grounding. Now I am surreptitiously barefoot.

heritage, culture, country

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Hearts as Half-Mast

I will not process this on facebook, or twitter, or inciweb where the fire map is an amoeba eating things. They were not young men.

mourning, firefighter, death, fire

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Time's Awastin'

Life's too short to pass up raw oysters shrimp cocktail (lemon wedges, horseradish, vinegar, cocktail sauce, and beer).

life, time, pleasure, short

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Fall Works Poem

I am riding to camp in the evening, The sun resting low in the day. The date marks the start of the season When the wind gets cool, starts to play.

horses, ride, cattle drive, peace

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Snowed in with Tulips

Everything electric is silent since the first morning when the wind woke to find color and sound buried and heaved aside the barriers... broke the blanket - and the poles, we guess.

tulips, fire, silent, snow

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Sweetly Singing

The alarm sings at 4 a.m. Ours is a work song - a song of doing, with hands and hearts - a heartbeat song.

alarm, natural, action, movement

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Drunk

I get drunk on the smell of the dark places in the creek. I get drunk on the idea that... well, on ideas.

drunk, nature, amazement

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

lifted from night waves

She wanted to be a jellyfish, pulsing gently, a beacon of calm for all who saw her.

freedom, calm, emotion, flames

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Something Sacred This Way Comes

Shout your opinions loudly. Make your certain positions known. Never utter "I'm not sure." Keep staring at your glowing phone.

nature, culture, electronics, conflict

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Sunday Morning Dawning

Sunday morning dawning, pale light October, you murmur in my ear. And before the song comes the sounds of an election year.

dawn, wake, poets, thoughts

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Plundered

We have bleached everything - Our sugar, our salt, our flour, her hair. We've cut away everything - Our forests, our jungles, our beaches, the soft silk from under her arms.

bleach, cut, take, modern

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

One In A Million

A million demands over digital feed, A million decisions to make this week, A million grains of sand at my feet, A million hooks to snag my attention, One is caught in the soft flesh of my cheek.

million, attention, humanity

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Building Fires

I've pulled up, let everyone ride ahead of me in the jig line. I came here thinking I was tough, that I could learn to do almost anything.

cattle drive, ride, enthusiasm

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

...to write about love...

What would I write if I were to write about love? Perhaps I would write of the very moment of waking when I am filled with adoration or disgust.

love, write, adore, girl

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Tough Enough

Sometimes I just want to be a girl. I don't want to be so tough... I want to turn and ride to the house, Say, Hey boys, I've had enough.

girl, feminine, strength, independence

Livestock Man

FOLK COLL 11 A-22

Amy Hale Auker

Smith Canyon Meditation After a Pedicure

Camping out with my pretty toes and I don't know how to make them un-pretty even though tonight I don't feel pretty or girly, but strong and wild.

camping, toes, pee