FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

FOLK COLL 11 M-74

130

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

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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134

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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138

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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146

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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152

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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156

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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161

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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165

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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167

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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170

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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174

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

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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179

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

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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182

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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185

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

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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188

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

One Cowboy's Faith, Family & Friends

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193

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

FOLK COLL 11 G-46

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

Cow Country Happenings

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Lonnie D Garten

Repeated Encounter

As I gazed into her eyes like I've done so many times With our faces just inches apart And that sound in my ear as I'm laying here Is the beating of my heart.

wife, kiss, teeth, floss

Cow Country Happenings

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Lonnie D Garten

Cow Reasoning

Now a cow's a funny critter Then get fed every day All throughout the winter They get their cake and hay.

cow, funny, truck, food

Cow Country Happenings

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Lonnie D Garten

Paybacks

Now I'm not much of a harvest hand If a combine will run I can drive it around Or if the truck is full of grain I can take it in to town.

payback, harvest, fire, wheat

Cow Country Happenings

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Lonnie D Garten

Welcome Visitors

Its been a long hard winter But I see signs of spring The cottonwoods are budding out And I hear the robins sing.

spring, grass, buzzards

Cow Country Happenings

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Lonnie D Garten

Not a Grease Monkey

I can saddle a horse of a morning And ride him most of a day Doctor a few old cattle And throw down a little hay.

grease, dirt, dishes, oil

Cow Country Happenings

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Lonnie D Garten

Mules and Modern Equipment

This story is about a friend of mine That fed with a team of mules Sometimes they were a decent pair And other times, just plain damn fools.

mule, wagon, tractor

Cow Country Happenings

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Lonnie D Garten

The Tough Job

I've worked a lot of people Back in the brandin' pen And the hardest part of the whole darn thing Is the job of pushin' in.

branding, pushing, difficult