FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Diablo a Good Bad Horse

This is the story of the best horse I ever rode. His name, Diablo Back in '72 or 3, bought a ranch On the snake, on the West border of Idaho

buck, mountain, wild, horse

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

FOLK COLL 11 M-74

Roy R Moore Jr

An ode to my friend Doc Jones

My friend since the late 50s The publisher of this book We worked cows, traded real estate And Quarter horses, better take a look!!

friendship, attributes, respect

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

FOLK COLL 11 M-74

Roy R Moore Jr

Hauling Holstein Steers in a Ski Boat

One summer the Rocking M had a surplus of grasses going to seed. Didn't have enough cows for the summer Took in a thousand head of Holstein steers to feed.

cliff, cattle, boat, float

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

FOLK COLL 11 M-74

Roy R Moore Jr

Three Words on a Grave

Did you ever think, How you want to be remembered? Honesty is important Always to be considered

honesty, work ethic, father, shepard

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

FOLK COLL 11 M-74

Roy R Moore Jr

A Long Ride to Heaven

In the days of Genghis Khan And the Mongolian Horde A man's horses were buried with him Including saddles, black powder and stuff he could afford.

genghis, heaven, god, ranch

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

FOLK COLL 11 M-74

Roy R Moore Jr

Ranching - A Way of Family Life

Just read about something interesting A reverse trend... back to the roots Trading noise, traffic and stress For peace, quiet and a pair of boots

family, ranch, tradition

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Roy R Moore Jr

Poor Memory? A Little Hard of Hearing? Heck No!

My wife asked if I was going to be Writing today? I thought she said "Going on a riding foray"

age, hearing, humor

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Learning How to Irrigate

On the Walking M, on the Laramie plains Rock Creek flowed five miles through the ranch We put up hay on the native meadows. Irrigation was With a saddle horse and a shovel... mosquitoes? Not a chance!

irrigation, difficulty, water

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Promoting the Brand

There have been stories, books and poems About "riding for the brand" Many of these, about a cowhand Loyal to the last stand

brand, company, loyalty

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Tuff Luv

Raising a good family is sometimes scary, Sometimes fun, but often hard If you spoil 'em too much, they're a pain When they want something, they are your "pard"

parenting, reward, work

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Zipper, the Dog that Likely Saved my Life

My grandfather Patrick not only imported sheep But brought the first Old English Sheepdog To protect my mom and me On our homestead where the cabin was built of log

dog, protect, save, lost

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Buying a Ranch

Many cowboys dream Of owning a ranch When you are young and ambitious Likely, you can take a that chance.

ranch, banker, seller

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Five Seconds to Midnight

Back in the fall of '54 Took a leave from cowboy life... went to college. Mom convinced me I needed more knowledge.

college, mare, bucking, regret

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Roy R Moore Jr

My Cowboy Mentor

This story is about A top Cowman named Bud Born in 1870, he was quite a historic cowboy With unique morals and skills, he was never a dud.

mentor, cowboy, training

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Bull Dogging Antelope

A few cowboys in Texas and maybe Arizona Are pretty good at Bull doggin' steers Cowboys in Wyoming Bulldog Antelope Just to laugh... at their peers.

bull doggin', antelope, raise

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Cows in a Boat

The Rocking M was on America's Ninth largest river... The Snake The Daly Creek Ranch was in Oregon On the Powder River in the Snake river breaks.

snake river, cattle, sink, boat

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

To Everything There is a Season

Every season ranching changes Calving and lambing... most often in the spring God's hand... touches the land Wild flowers in bloom... grass turning green

season, chores, plants

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

A Story of the Charles Goodnight Trail

This is a story about a cowboy named Jess And a bay horse named Joe The Texas herd was on the Goodnight Trail Gonna catch the train on the way to San Francisco.

humor, drunk, reverse

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

My Sheepdog and My Cowdog

Once had a sheepdog named Trixie And a cowdog named Pup Now they were having quite a conversation Pup says to Trixie, "You gotta cowgirl-up."

cattle, sheep, dog

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Roy R Moore Jr

Code of the West

Before men made the laws of man, That we know are quite diverse. Men lived under the law of the land, In God's vast universe. Cowboys often... describe it best.

code, honor, action, consequences

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Roy R Moore Jr

Irrigating by Houseboat

"Little Toot" was our 22 foot houseboat Moved to Rocking M from "Valley of the Sun." Boats, like good cattle and horses... my weakness All three, both businesses and fun.

houseboat, load, pipe, accident

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

Sumac - Pretty but Itchy

One day while gatherin' cows On Dennett Creek Riding Penny, had an experience That I did not seek

itch, blister, trip, sumac

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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Roy R Moore Jr

The Sounds of 4-H and FFA

Our four sons started in 4-H When each was the minimum of nine years Rex started showing his horse, then Salers cattle Lance, Charlie and Monte showed their Salers

sons, 4-H, cattle, winning

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Roy R Moore Jr

Elk Mountain, Home of the Big Bands

Elk Mountain is a landmark, that can be seen From Rawlins to nearly Laramie Just east of the base of it, is a tiny town With famous dance hall history

dance hall, date, dance, band

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Roy R Moore Jr

Knowing

The hardest lesson for business people to learn Kenny Rogers taught in "The Gambler" back in '79 Knowing when to hold and knowing when to fold This has been also the hardest lesson of mine

failure, success, move on