FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
11
Waddie Mitchell
I'll Toast to That
Well, look at you won't ya, so proud you're near bustin' Come sit your ol' banty butt down In this neck o' woods it's an old standin' custom For you to buy me the first round
drinking, friends, bar
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
13
Waddie Mitchell
Lonesome
It's defined as unaccompanied, secluded, disavowed But, lonesome can be present even when one's in a crowd
alone, loneliness, attitude
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
14
Waddie Mitchell
Of a Cowboy
Drawn toward a way that is steeped in tradition And good with the natural world of the ranch Sticking to see things plumb through to fruition And never the one to pass up a good chance At the stance or the prance of a cowboy
cowboy, camping, lifestyle
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
15
Waddie Mitchell
Peg Leg Pig
It'd been a while since I'd seen him So I stopped at his abode I was plenty hot and thirsty From the desert miles I'd rode
cowboy, prosthetic, cattle
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
18
Waddie Mitchell
Sentence
Once upon a time in a country very near lived a people with a government that never had a peer for they based their constitution on rights of individual man
story, construction, rights
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
20
Waddie Mitchell
Still There
The Iroquois and Blackfoot, the Seminole and Crow Were there as we discounted where they live and what they know
natives, history, indians
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
21
Waddie Mitchell
Teepee
I drew a horse called Teepee in the bares in Wells that year I was just a kid not wise enough to know the meanin' fear I got the horse's story, easy covered, not too stout Only thing, I'd have to hurry gittin' on and gittin' out
bronco, rodeo, chute
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
24
Waddie Mitchell
The Gift
I was going through my mom's junk drawer For somethin' I needed bad An' come across some sure 'nuff treasures Things I didn't know she had
gift, christmas, cowboy
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
25
Waddie Mitchell
Long Trot
I know in the movies they all spur to the run Cuz they're riding real fast from the sheriff's big gun They will stampede and they'll gallop cuz it looks like it's fun To an audience willing to pay
trot, run, horse
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
27
Waddie Mitchell
Typical
Out on the cliff's edge further than he'd ever been before He sat with legs a'danglin' high above the valley's floor He was lost in thought while drinking in the grandeur of it all When a gust of wind unseated him and he began to fall
prayer, nature, struggle
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
28
Waddie Mitchell
Who but the Horse
Some say his voice will hypnotize While others say it's in his eyes Regardless, all will recognize He has a special way
wrangler, relationship, cowboy
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
29
Waddie Mitchell
8pm Phone Call
"Evenin' Waddie, it's just yur ol' neighber thought I'd call an cetch up a bit All I know is what I see for myself an' lately I ain't thrilled with it
lazy, call, retail
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
37
Waddie Mitchell
A Love Story
He was put on this Earth to turn grass into steak Overseeing that charge from a bronc yet to break Calloused and wind blown and barked up and baked 'Cept his feet nothing's tender or soft... about him
love, bronco, family
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
39
Waddie Mitchell
Lid
If there's ever been a character it seems the whole world knows I would guess it'd be the cowboy by the style of his clothes Cuz his toggin's are some different than the man out on the street From his neck rag to his leggin's to the boots upon his feet But what makes him most distinctive, sits up high above all that Toppin' off his rangeland uniform, there sits the cowboy's hat
clothing, lifestyle, hat
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
41
Waddie Mitchell
Block
I'm glaring at the blankness of the words refusing wrote Like they're hole-up in a fortress with no draw bridge 'cross the moat Have I said all that I have to, or, is this some sort of sign? Do I have to re-examine if my ideas are still mine?
writer's block, poet, writing
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
42
Waddie Mitchell
Where to Go
A cowboy walked up to his pardner His mind had been burdened with doubt "Do you have some time we could visit?" He asked "I've got things that need figuring out
travel, wanderlust, life
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
44
Waddie Mitchell
CAT-astrophy
One day while walking down the street a cowboy pal I hapt to meet Of whom I hadn't seen since fall of '93 He shared a tale that made me cry. So, in his own words, I will try To recreate how he related it to me:
disaster, cat, cattle camp
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
50
Waddie Mitchell
Dad
When a boy of maybe ten I lost a very special friend He'd stuck by me through thick and thin And we called him, Ben
death, dog, father
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
52
Waddie Mitchell
Everyone's Music
The old-timers of the day love to pick and strum and play The same way they have forever, we believe Seems to banish pains an' woes Leads to tapping of the toes And jam sessions you will never want to leave
music, classics, singers
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
54
Waddie Mitchell
Haven't Sold Your Saddle
"Not so terribly well," I said in answer to his question "I'm runnin' fast, but wonder if it's in the wrong direction My wife has started gainin' weight and gray shows in her hair Her existence seems to be in runnin' kids from here to there
regret, lifestyle, family
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
56
Waddie Mitchell
I'm Happy
The day's circles rode and tallied And ol' Sol is layin' low Time mellows in that satisfyin' way Now that ev'nin's finally rallied I can ponder long and slow And I smile as we're winding up the day
joy, gratitude, success
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
58
Waddie Mitchell
Jim and Eileen
Jim had gotten older And his hearing went to hell But, Eileen took car of business And would hear for him as well
aging, doctor, nursing home
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
59
Waddie Mitchell
Back Story
Who the fella was eluded us nobody in town knew Just showed up that mild winter back in 1982
veteran, hobo, death
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
61
Waddie Mitchell
Middle of No-where
Out here in the middle of no-where is where I'm best suited to be It's where I got rid of that something Not letting my heart or mind free For everyone there is a somewhere And no-where just sits well with me And they'll have to come out here to no-where if They've reason to want to see me
rural, small town, urban
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
63
Waddie Mitchell
No Second Chance
Did you ever wish you could turn time back to live things over again To abort regrets, or bite a lip so as not to hurt a friend? You could pull up your horse before he fell the steer still got away Or, push a little harder when the work's went bad so the job had got done that day
regret, farm life, chances