FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

To Dare

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

dare, risk, attitude

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

Twelve Golden Rules Guaranteed To Make Life Easier

1. If you open it, close it.

rules, suggestion, life

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

Autumn Reflections

I'd like to share with every city dweller this beautiful time of the year in this beautiful state of Kansas.

flowers, landscape, fall

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

The Aging Process

Aging is when: Everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work.

aging, pain, change

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

M. J. Collins

Your Priceless Treasure

Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours. They are one of the few things in the world you get free of charge. Health sometimes costs money to achieve or regain but these 24 hours cost you absolutely nothing.

day, health, time

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

John Burroughs

I Am Content

The longer I live the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and wonder of the world...

life, experience, attitude

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Edgar A. Guest

The Deeds of Anger

I used to lose my temper an' git mad an' tear around An' raise my voice so wimmin folks would tremble at the sound;

temper, forgiveness, patience

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Will Allen Dromgoole

The Bridge Builder

An old man, going a lone highway, Came at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm, vast and wide and steep, With waters rolling cold and deep.

bridge, construction, connection

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Joan Stephen

Travel Light

When in doubt; leave it out- The travel brochure said. So I discarded two tote bags And carried one instead.

travel, luggage, souvenir

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Edgar Guest

Undoing A College Education

One time there was a college boy, an honor student, too, Who thought he ought to show the folks at home how much he knew.

education, college, wisdom

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Edgar Guest

Good Business

If I possessed a shop or store, I'd drive the grouches off my floor; I'd never let some gloomy guy Offend the folks who came to buy;

business, patron, treatment

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

S. Omar Barker

Live The Best You Can

It don't take such a lot o' laws to keep the rangeland straight, Nor books to write them in, because there are only six or eight.

respect, manners, cowboy

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

James Allen

Old Fashioned Country Music

I sit and listen to the radio, And the modern country sound Now I don't want any one to get me wrong, I'm not puttin' it down.

radio, country, hoe down

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Dwight Burgess

The Weathered Old Stetson

The brim was all creased and wrinkled, the crown somewhat tattered and torn. It was built by J. B. Stetson I think, about the time my grandpa was born.

hat, experience, rodeo

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

Blue Bib Overalls

Grandpa in his many pockets, blue bib overalls hands clasped behind his back, walking slowly in his blue bib overalls

overalls, clothing, life

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Bruce Kiskaddon

Bull Ridin'

A feller might think he could stick like a leach; But his body's so big that your laigs won't half reach. No barrel to grip and no halter to pull, That's about what you'll find when yore ridin' a bull.

bull, rodeo, announcement

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

What It Takes To Be A Cowman

1. A wide-brimmed hat, one pair of tight pants and $20 boots from a discount house. 2. At least two head of livestock, preferably cattle - one male, one female.

cowman, checklist, lifestyle

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Badger Clark

A Cowboy's Prayer

O lord, I've never lived where churches grow. I love creation better as it stood That day you finished it so long ago And looked upon your work and called it good.

prayer, church, cowboy

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

The Purchase

The local car dealer, who was known to have taken advantage of several people in the community, informed a farmer that he was coming over to purchase a cow.

purchase, car dealer, prank

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Anonymous

A Farmer Is Your Friend

Farmers are found in fields, plowing up, seeding down, returning from, planting to, fertilizing with, spraying for and harvesting it.

farmer, friendship, work

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Bruce Kiskaddon

The Broncho Twister's Prayer

It was a little grave yard on the rolling foothill plains, That was bleached by the sun in summer, swept by winter's snows and rains; There a little bunch of settlers gathered on an autumn day 'Round a home made lumber coffin, with their last respects to pay.

graveyard, prayer, funeral

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Jeff Foxworthy

You Might Be A Redneck If...

1. Your richest relative buys a new house and you have to help take the wheels off of it. 2. Your wife's harido has ever been destroyed by a ceiling fan.

redneck, poor, lifestyle

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Mike Oatman

Middle Age Crisis

I've been spending a lot of my time lately trying to figure out what makes people goofy. I've seen grown adults who ought to know better, turn around and screw up their lives with a bunch of goofy decisions that common sense and logic would have told them would lead to the inevitable despair and tragedy.

adult, songs, crisis

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Mike Oatman

Take It Away Leon

I'm gettin' older now... and maybe a little grey Don't move like I used to... don't get out much to play.

dance, music, guitar

Ol' Mike's Philosophy and Foolishness

Mike Oatman

FOLK COLL 11 O-14

Mike Oatman

On The Loss of A Child

No amount of words or thoughts can console or atone for the loss of a life like Jeff's. Dan, Carol and Lindsay will never recover from the tragic sense of emptiness.

epitaph, friend, child