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

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

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

Waddie Mitchell

Fleas

There's a few things a fella should prob'ly think thru 'Fore ya go in ta packin' a dog 'round with you Cuz they might cause discomfort an' more work to do Thru absolutley no fault of their own

pests, flea, camping

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

History

From time primeval every kind of varied creature has been seen From dinosaurs down to the tiny one-celled spore And each one proved to have some purpose in the all-inclusive scheme And the capacity of reproducing more

history, life, evolution

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Infraction Distraction

Chaz has always got a story of some mishap or a wreck And I wanted one to take back to the ranch And though I knew it'd take some coaxin', I just figured; what the heck I best git it now, before I miss the chance

tickets, fake, cops

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Just for Her

When a poet leaves them laughing from within and not without (And that's the wish, the hope, and argu'bly the art) Then the words have seen intention and are not suspect to doubt For in laugh, one's touched the inside of the heart

poetry, flirt, rhyme

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Morning Soliloquy

Well, it's time to get up, I reckon The new day will soon arrive I'll get some coffee in me An' then maybe I'll revive

breakfast, morning, sore

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Ol' Blue

Was a great big, gangly, grulla gelding, green, and gaunt, and guised In the mud that he'd been livin' in a year All four hooves were lush with thrush and soft and splayed out platter sized And he was standin' shiftin' weight in pain and fear

ranchers, roping, horses

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Our Fair Denkum Beer Drinkin' Song (To be sung by three old buzzards)

It is charge to the fore when we're drinkin' It's singin' an' stories 'till dawn They're not makin' too many like us anymore An' it won't be the same when we're gone Buy a round an' we'll sing you our songs Then learn them an' pass them along

drinking, song, stories

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Tools and Fools

The gals were seeming bored as all the fellers argued gear Which had gone on quite some time now with no sign of ending near They had covered most all saddles, a-forks, wades to bear trap swells Then from iron ox bow stirrups to the six-inch monel bells

gear, material, tools

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Rodeo

We're all here to see a rodeo A tradition of the West It's the purest kind of drama Competition at its best Pitting cowboys, stock and stopwatch In the arena here today

rodeo, america, cowboys

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

Shorty

When I first met up with Shorty I was sixteen and abrupt I'd been raised 'round cows and horses Thought I knew which way was up

kid, cowboy, education

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

The Hand

They're rough and they're calloused and scar'd up and brown And they're thick from the work and the weather To some they're obscene cuz they never look clean All patina'd and cracked like ol' leather

hands, work, memories

One Hundred Poems

Waddie Mitchell

FOLK COLL 11 M-73

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Waddie Mitchell

The Survey Taker

"If I may have a moment of time, Sir I've interest in what you've to say If you'd answer these questions, I'll note your opinions"

time, survey, questions