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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends
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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
One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends
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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
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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
One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends
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Roy R Moore Jr
Elko
I have just returned from the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering The town and events Were especially heart warming
basque, poetry, folklore
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Roy R Moore Jr
Olympics for World Wide Peace
The Olympic movement... understanding and peace Competition in sport, not war, we can't go wrong Not just for the short track But for the long.
olympics, peace, korea, unity
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Roy R Moore Jr
Bonus
When you started reading this book You expected 40 poems, stories and maybe other Because it says so on the Table of Contents And also on the cover
kindness, advice, encouragement
Cow Country Happenings
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Lonnie D Garten
Big Sixty
Today I had a birthday I'm afraid I turned sixty years old But there's several advantages to your golden years Anyhow that's what I was told.
birthday, sixty, age, memory
Cow Country Happenings
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Lonnie D Garten
Homebrew
Albert and Giz and Tom and I Decided to make some brew We found some old bottles, washed them up good And capped us a up a few.
beer, brew, soap, taste