FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
30
Baxter Black
The Check is in the Mail - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
32
Baxter Black
Life Beyond Fortran
There's a natural resentment.
technology, computer, computers, screen, monitor, mistakes, power surges, human error, earthquakes
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
33
Baxter Black
Nashville - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
34
Baxter Black
Public Signs - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
35
Baxter Black
Cattleman's Prayer - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
36
Baxter Black
One Good Dog - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
38
Baxter Black
The Gambler
When the corn's all gone to tassel in the Colorado fall.
cattle, calves, happiness, good luck, Texas calves, cattle prices, cattle market, thousand mile trip, good weather, bad weather, pens, straw, rain, puddles, mud, hog, gray and cloudy sky, cowboys, overtime, bad luck, tension, losing ten percent, April's future, May's future, optimism, spring, Colorado weather, Las Vegas, gambling
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
39
Baxter Black
One More Year
What's the story on that good ol' cow?
bowlegged cowboy, sick cow, lump on the jaw, veterinarian, experience, knowledge, curing, bobbed tail, toothless cow, old cow, wounded cow, worthless cow, caring rancher, experienced rancher
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
40
Baxter Black
Mercaphobia - no poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
41
Baxter Black
Why Do the Trees All Lean in Wyoming?
He said: "The wind never blows in Wyoming."
dispute, argue, power of the wind, blow, windy place, cold, weather, freezing whiskers, train, boxcar, Rawlins, Denver, Rio Grande, Cheyenne, Lander, Casper, Worland, sheep shearing, windy tale, Sinclair, town being blown away by the wind, carry a stone, weight, Devil's Tower, eighty-five miles per hour, tall tales, freeze
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
112
Arthur Chapman
Arroyo Al's Antediluvian Bronco
I was out a-ridin 'fences, on the Freeze-Out Mountain Range.
dinosaur, sleep, night
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
115
Arthur Chapman
The Ballad of Prue Perkins
Miss Prue Priscilla Perkins was a prim New England maid.
woman, suitors, spinster
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
117
Arthur Chapman
Prospecting Time
It's time to pack the bacon and the flour and the beans.
prospecting, gold, health
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
118
Arthur Chapman
The Old Trapper Speaks
You are clever, they're telling me, youngster.
trapper, age, knowledge, salt
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
120
Arthur Chapman
The Forester's Return
I'm back on the job by the singing river.
forestry, nature, aspen, open air
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
121
Arthur Chapman
The Prospectors' Homing
They're coming in across the hills -- the prospectors' brigade.
prospector, gold, mining camp
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
123
Arthur Chapman
The Water-Hole
The buzzard floats above it, wings aslant.
water, watering hole, buzzard, animals, thirst, death
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
1
Arthur Chapman
Out Where the West Begins
Out where the handclasp's a little stronger.
friendliness, nature, beauty, bonds, home, friendship, prosperity, cheerfulness
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
3
Arthur Chapman
The Changed Hills
The hills on which the cattle grazed.
tools, plow, transformation, orchards, battle-grounds, tough men, roundup, campfire
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
4
Arthur Chapman
Arroyo Al on Wealth
This game of git-rich-pronto seems.
foolishness, dreams, Poker Bill McGuire, cheat, steal, card games, revenge, death, money, orphans' home, cards
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
5
Arthur Chapman
Arroyo Al on Worry
They'd make a rattlin' roundup, sure.
trouble, worry, life, problems, Worry critter
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
6
Arthur Chapman
The Dead Prospector
The hills shall miss him -- while the pines.
Man of Living Hopes, seasons, nature, spring, mountains, vain, gold, fall, hope
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
7
Arthur Chapman
Moving Pictures in Cactus Center
The culture game in Cactus has been boosted quite a spell.
movie, motion pictures, palpitatin' West, Wild West, actor, wedding, sweetheart, cowboy, dislike, film
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
9
Arthur Chapman
Christmas Shopping in Cactus Center
Women's scarce in Cactus Center, and there ain't no bargain stores.
rush, drug store, toilet set, teacher, auction, bidding, shooting, ammunition ,gift, argument, wounded, present, argue
Out Where the West Begins
FC 11 C-07
11
Arthur Chapman
The Cowboys and the Prospector
The Two-Bar camp has entertained.
guest, gold, search for gold, fortune, poor pay, greed, mistrust, doubt