FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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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

Sometimes the Best Cowboys Ain't Always Human

FOLK COLL 11 M-75

Gary McMahan

Sometimes the Best Cowboys Ain't Always Human

During the depths of the Depression, When America drew shallow breaths, Bob had to find him a way To keep from starvin' to death.

ape, pony, great depression, bronco buster

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

Freeze branding business offers opportunities to 'dine out'

It's the freeze branding season again at Sims. I started freeze branding my Dad's replacement heifers with number brands almost 40 years ago. A few people started asking me to brand their cattle so I make a few little freeze branding tours each winter. It has always been more of a social than a business.

branding, favor, freeze

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

A good visit takes precedence over any other entertainment

I like a good visit. I was raised to appreciate it. When anyone came in to my folk's house, if the TV was on Dad would irritably say, "turn that darn thing off." Dad always lamented the fact that TV destroyed a good place.

national cowboy poetry, elko, breakfast

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

Let's petition for a 'National Return a Book Day'

There really should be a National Return a Book Day. I really like books and when I find a good one, I like to loan it to a friend. I like it when friends enjoy my books. I hate it when they don't return them.

borrow, book, return

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

Local ranks up there with world's great communications

It's hard to imagine that the legislature is still in session and has weeks left to go. You would think that in a state like North Dakota, it shouldn't take so long to take care of business. It is too bad that good communicators are in such short supply.

quiet, strength, simplicity

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

Where Champions Come to Roost

Times are tough here at Sims. It's good I don't spend much. Spending less is a lot like making more money.

rodeo, steer wrestle, rodeo

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

A personal art collection to be proud of

Times are tough here at Sims but at least we have a great art collection. It's nice to look around the house and see all the nice paintings and drawings.

art, folk, larue, music

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

You could call the Missus 'The Mover' or 'The Marker'

I wish I had a better vocabulary. You would think after using English for all these years I would have a better grasp of the language, but there are a lot of words out there that I should know but still are unfamiliar.

label, move, wife

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

Being helpful at the driver's licensing division

Well, another four years rolled around again. I had to go to Bismarck and get a new driver's license. I used to enjoy getting my license renewed years ago when I took a little better photo. I think I looked a little younger and brighter when I had hair and a firmer neck.

driver's license, assistance, age

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

The grass is (finally) greener on this side of the fence

Things have really picked up here at Sims. Every hill is as green as a pool table. Early seeded crops have sprouted and are out of the ground. We had .67 inch of rain in April and in May we have had an additional 1.76 inches so far.

rain, window, lawn

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

Birthday night out on the town a huge success

Things are really picking up here at Sims. We recently entertained some friends on a night out on the town.

coupon, couple, friends

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

A tribute to Sig - our own Mr. Almont/Mr.Sims

I am writing this on June 13. Sig died last night. Around here the name Sig has more meaning than Elvis or Cher. A little farther away he is known as Sig Peterson, but it seemed more people knew Sig than most anyone I ever knew.

death, memorial, character

Up Sims Creek, The Third Trip

FOLK COLL 11 N-18

Rod Nelson

Don't mess with 'the Missus' at the fast food place

I was really proud of the Missus the other day. She pulled up to a fast food place and placed her order. As she inched up the line, she noticed that several patrons ahead of her, after receiving their orders, turned around and walked back in to return their purchases.

kindness, compliment, prank, fast food