FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
151
Waddie Mitchell
Our Little Church
The trees north and west sides help dampen the wind The new cement sidewalk helps clean shoes get in It is cold in the winter but warms some come spring I ain't sure about autumn (it's a deer huntin' thing)
church, wind, trees
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
153
Waddie Mitchell
Pride Goeth
Dad-gum the luck, this dad-burn truck has up and broken down A'way out here in no-wheresville at least ten miles from town And I'll have to hike, cuz it ain't like I'm apt to hitch a ride This late at night, cuz folks that's right are snuggled tight inside
luck, pride, bother
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
155
Waddie Mitchell
Selling the RV
Hello, yea, I've a 1983 Toyota 4X4, 18-foot long Sunraider motorhome RV for sale That's selling today for a song
rv, sale, repairs
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
159
Waddie Mitchell
Stub
Ten plus years we worked together Tendin' other people's cows And he got closer than a blood-related brother I came up with most our: What nows?
camp, cowboy, friend
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
161
Waddie Mitchell
That 'No Quit' Attitude
While gathering cattle near the ruins Of a long abandoned homestead In the shadows of the mountains Questions swarmed around my mind
endurance, cowboy, cattle
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
165
Waddie Mitchell
The Rawhide Braider
"Under two, over two, lay, pull, again This will be a new quirt when I get to the end And will dress up the saddle of some lucky friend Under two, over two, lay, pull, again"
rope, braid, craftsman
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
166
Waddie Mitchell
The Sum
Does the sum of who you could be Equal up to who you are? Are you asking enough of yourself?
sum, life, goals
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
167
Waddie Mitchell
What Will I Tell Him
What will I tell him, you ask me When my son's trying to make up his mind To ride for a living like I have Or explore what the world has to find?
son, advice, cowboy
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
168
Waddie Mitchell
Before Security
Before security was needed In our schools, or on our doors Before we'd lock our vehicles When we'd go in the store When kids were safe to walk the streets Play at the park, trust stranger's treats When guns were thought of as a tool And spanking brought no ridicule This world was still a cruel and dangerous place
security, laws, life
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
170
Waddie Mitchell
Bet at the Bar
It's said every story has a hero Or at least one character that's main But to call Larry anything less than grotesque Is borderin' on the insane
bar, drinking, teeth
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
173
Waddie Mitchell
Come Don
I saw emotions well up in him as she pointed with a grin Sayin', "Sign here at the bottom please" while handing him a pen I could tell he needed venting, or I feared he would explode So I dug in for the onslaught while he proceeded to unload
system, government, lawyers
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
175
Waddie Mitchell
Family Relations
Family relations are fragile things and the source of a lot of contention It is so hard to measure the stress that it brings or to even pin down the intentions
family, relationship, regret
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
176
Waddie Mitchell
Horses, Dogs and Good Cowboys
Horses and dogs and good cowboys Will all prove a trust-worthy friend Any one of the three i have mentioned Will stick like a tick to the end
horses, dog, cowboy
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
177
Waddie Mitchell
Invisible Wounds
He had free fallen past any hope of redemption Engulfed in war's hell and its wake The bars and the years paved his path to perdition Then stole all that he had to take
injury, war, veteran
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
178
Waddie Mitchell
Know You're Loved
He was as fine a fella as you'd ever want to know An' as good a hand an' pard as you could find If there was work that needed doin', he was up an' on the go An' you'd never have to guess what's on his mind
love, wife, death
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
180
Waddie Mitchell
Night Before Christmas on the West Texas Plains
'Twas the night before Christmas On the West Texas plain The ranch had been suf'frin' For much needed rain
christmas, cowboy, santa
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
183
Waddie Mitchell
Our Nature
It's our nature to not want to change our nature Even if it just repeats failed strategy We're the only critter livin' on this planet that's been given
nature, people, history
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
184
Waddie Mitchell
Rainy Day
We can talk to the same people with the same tongue everyday And still what's said and heard can vary in some very different ways
rain, desert, cowboy
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
186
Waddie Mitchell
Sentiment Toast
Here's to the trail we decided to ride To the code that we chose to adhere to To our sunburnt ol' hide and our damn foolish pride And the mischief we seem to git into
wages, alcohol, bar
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
187
Waddie Mitchell
The Real Dirt on Elmer
Elmer really isn't liked much by us neighbors or his peers For he has pulled his shady dealings and shenanigans for years Still, we all felt sorry for him when the news had got around That chemotherapy's the reason he was sheddin' hair and pounds
neighbor, mud, natives
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
189
Waddie Mitchell
Trade Off
See him standin', shiftin' haunches, at the Elko County Fair With an arm of braided rawhide gear he made
cowboy, legacy, history
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
190
Waddie Mitchell
We Love Love
We know we hate war and its reasons And the depths it shows mankind will go
love, country, nature
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
191
Waddie Mitchell
Which Side?
The argument we'll now address Has been going on for years
argument, fight, question
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
192
Waddie Mitchell
Crowning Glory
I'll touch upon a subject In case anybody cares That has to do, quite simply With the hat a cowboy wears
hat, fashion, history
One Hundred Poems
Waddie Mitchell
FOLK COLL 11 M-73
194
Waddie Mitchell
Through the Pain
Some think it odd I still talk with a partner Who's no longer with us out here on the range But you're part of my hist'ry like scars on my knuckles All there to remind we can live through the pain
death, pain, partner