FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Orejana

Out where vastness greets the eye Beneath the mountain peak and sky Weaving through a sagebrush land Avoiding every lock and brand Choosing seldom traveled routes An outside world in fast pursuit Rides the true Americana Cowboy livin' orejana

mountains, ranch, rural

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Pick-up-acality

Most folks have the luxury of choosing what they drive Be it basic transportation or a motor car they prize They can own a van or wagon or a sporty little coupe They've a vast array of choices in the way that they commute

truck, horse trailer, fencing

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Saddle Tramp Philosopher

We were brandin' Zaga's cattle At Frost Canyon in the spring When neighboring with each other Was still such a normal thing

outhouse, thieves, cowboy

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Story with a Moral

I know there's things worse that make cowpunchers curse And I reckon it's happened to us all Though it's been years, since, you can bet when I think of it yet It still makes my old innards crawl

death, cow, rot

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

The Game

From late summer, all through autumn Into winter every year Men and boys from town and country Daily don their football gear

football, injury, fall

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

There's Nothing Like Nothing

'Twas their fourteenth Christmas together 'Cept for the kids, didn't have much to show For the life he'd spent ridin' for cattle And he was feeling especially low

christmas, gifts, wife

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

We Humans

We humans are a funny lot, so self-absorbed and vain And we are bad about the way we treat this Earth We are taught: we have dominion and control of loss or gain And we inherit all we see, somehow, at birth

conservation, saving, humanity

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Whole Load

In a Western town in the days of old 'Fore the mine closed down for the lack of gold The folks there seized the opportunity An' built 'em a school where the 'Rs' were taught

mine, boom town, attitude

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

A Call to All

Americans, listen up and fear About what's happening out here How our bureaucracies do anything to win They stomp all over rights Starting state and local fights Stealing land and property from citizens

government, failure, oppression

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

A Ray of Hope

I'd been ridin' for a living since I started drawin' wages Workin' outfit after outfit, crossin' bridges, turnin' pages Been on crews where just to make it back to camp with most my hide After workin' cows or horses reaped a misled source of pride

hope, cowboy, endurance

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Biscuits and Gravy

First, ya fill a bowl up with Pillsbury's best Then crack one cackle-berry in from mother chicken's nest Some Clabber Girl powder will make the biscuits rise An' a scoop of lard or butter like ya would fer yer pies

biscuits, gravy, sausage

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Christmas at the Cross

We were camped at the Cross Where the buckaroos stayed In the winter, kind of out of the way Of the rosin-jaws' sight With their wagons an' teams In the days when men forked all the hay

christmas, holidays, cowboys

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Debt

Please know that I know that I owe ya Please know it down deep in the bones What ya did was the key and that's what put me In your debt for much more than the loan

debt, generosity, loan