FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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FOLK COLL 11 G-45

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G. B. Griffith

Off the Clock

A gunslinger's swagger, those pointed spurs. His eyes blazing the color of fire.

rooster, gunslinger, mating dance

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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FOLK COLL 11 G-45

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G. B. Griffith

Corral Cuisine: The Country Dog and the Master

They are the envy of the city kind. With the healthy air, room to run and the country scene.

country, dog, treats

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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FOLK COLL 11 G-45

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G. B. Griffith

Desert Duel

A legend was made on that blazing-hot day. A brave leopard lizard that refused to back away.

lizard, hound, fight

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Ferruginous

Heed the legend of that rust-colored raptor from the western skies.

hawk, future, eyes

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Nature's Judgement

Red Tailed hawk in a cottonwood tree. Waiting patiently on a cloudless day.

hawk, rabbit, hunt

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Fence Dispute

The fence line was where we met. Close to where the fence needed mending the most.

snake, shovel, kill

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Old Boots

Consider your relationship with your old worn-out boots. With all of their scruffs, scratches, and dents in both their toes.

boots, experience, worn

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Praisin' Closed Reins

Here's praisin' those closed reins to which I'm beholden. Being easy on my fingers that were of needin' to be a healin'.

reigns, tame, riding

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Secondhand Saddle

All dark brown leather, hand tooled with pride. A fist-wide gullet, framed by full quarter-horse bars.

saddle, experience, tool

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Cowboy Hat Troubles

It's the same old question all over again. Concerning my troubles when wearing a cowboy hat.

hat, size, thinning

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Handlebar Moustache

Handlebar moustache tickling my cheeks. Bleached near white from cooking in the sun.

moustache, style, memory

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Trail's End Stew

A mix of chopped potatoes and marinated meat. A whole cutup onion.

stew, recipe, tradition

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

The Photo

Who is that kid in the tiny cowboy shirt? His legs covered in dirty dungarees That come up short to the saddle's skirt.

photo, memory, child

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Quartz Crystal Arrowhead

Taken ages past from the harshest land. A sliver of rock as clear as it was frail.

arrowhead, history, crystal

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Metate y Mano

Found, half buried, out next to a corral fence post. Wasn't sure what it was at first and let it be, right where it lay.

native american, artifact, mystery

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

Christmas Gifts

Reflectin' on this Christmas day. Needin' little, wantin' even less.

christmas, gifts, farm

Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin's

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G. B. Griffith

A Grandson's Duty

I think of you often. Somewhere, hopefully not all alone. In your resting place, now forgotten, marked by a simple soldier's stone.

veteran, remembrance, grave

My Ranch, Too: A Wyoming Memoir

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FOLK COLL 11 F-24

Mary Budd Flitner

Ordinary Skin: Essays from Willow Springs

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FOLK COLL 11 A-21

Amy Hale Auker

various

Several essays about "out role in deciding what is favorable or unfavorable, as well as where we someday want to dwell, and who came before us."

The First Twenty Five Years: Songs and Stories

Dave Stamey

FOLK COLL 11 S-76

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Dave Stamey

Buckaroo Man

Sleep in a bedroll of canvas. No-see-ums feed on your ears Wind blows the dust just like buckshot

buckaroo, attitude, lifestyle

The First Twenty Five Years: Songs and Stories

Dave Stamey

FOLK COLL 11 S-76

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Dave Stamey

McGee Creek (The Packer's Song)

Into the canyon with the trail far below Down through the pinyons where the sweet water flows

mule, packing, canyon

The First Twenty Five Years: Songs and Stories

Dave Stamey

FOLK COLL 11 S-76

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Dave Stamey

The Mountains of the Heart

Somewhere near the timberline he feeds the fire As morning slowly turns the sky to gray

regrets, canyons, lost love

The First Twenty Five Years: Songs and Stories

Dave Stamey

FOLK COLL 11 S-76

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Dave Stamey

Montana

When I was a kid the snow would drift high on the barn Before daylight broke I'd be out with a bucket on my arm

snow, flats, wilderness

The First Twenty Five Years: Songs and Stories

Dave Stamey

FOLK COLL 11 S-76

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Dave Stamey

Mountain Wind

Cold, high mountain wind, just like some worried friend Telling me I'd better get a-moving

wind, winter, hike

The First Twenty Five Years: Songs and Stories

Dave Stamey

FOLK COLL 11 S-76

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Dave Stamey

Morning Star's Revenge

The boss couldn't go, because the Eastern Sierra School of Horse Shoeing was coming up that morning from Bishop to practice on our stock. He had to stay in the yard and point out which horses we could afford to have lamed up. All the summer help had already gone home. That left me.

anthropomorphism, trick, horse