FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Author
Poem Title
First Lines
Keywords
Songs of the Cowboy
Don Edwards
FC 11 E-09
53
Curley Fletcher
Meditation
The soft wind sways the whispering grass.
Songs of the Cowboy
Don Edwards
FC 11 E-09
56
Curley Fletcher
The Strawberry Roan
I was hanging `round town just a-spending my time.
Songs of the Cowboy
Don Edwards
FC 11 E-09
60
anonymous
I'd Like to be in Texas (For the Round-Up in the Spring)
In the lobby of a big hotel, in New York town one day.
New York, Texas, storytelling, spring, roundup, cowboy
Songs of the Cowboy
Don Edwards
FC 11 E-09
61
Jimmie Rodgers
When the Cactus is in Bloom
The cattle prowled, and the coyotes howled, out on the great divide.
roundup, cactus, desert, spring, cattle
Songs of the Cowboy
Don Edwards
FC 11 E-09
64
Bob Nolan
This Ain't the Same Old Range
Things have changed across the range since long ago.
change, friends, aging
Songs of the Cowboy
Don Edwards
FC 11 E-09
65
Badger Clark
The Old Cowman
I rode across a valley range.
Songs of the Cowboy
Don Edwards
FC 11 E-09
68
Badger Clark
Ridin'
There is some that like the city.
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
1
S. Omar Barker
Trail Dust
Each time has had its heroes--men.
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
1
S. Omar Barker
Woodland Magic
Step silently if you would hear.
nature, wildlife, deer, grouse, silence, philosophy, life
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
2
S. Omar Barker
Turned Tables
At home she cooks and sweeps and sews.
gender roles, husband, wife, work
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
3
S. Omar Barker
Cliff Dwellings
Smoke-blacked, empty and still with years.
adobe, cliff dwelling, silence, desolate, kiva, Indians
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
4
S. Omar Barker
Onofre Romero
Up to the timberline, grassy and steep.
sheep, sheepherder
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
5
S. Omar Barker
El Morro
The ages reared it there.
petroglyphs, Zuni, cliff dwelling, Indians, Spaniards, past, stone, adventure, explorers
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
6
S. Omar Barker
Her Cowboy Son
She's got one son a doctor.
mother, children, son, pride, cowpuncher, father, memories
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
7
S. Omar Barker
Tongues
At school I studies old tongues.
language, God, wind, nature
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
7
S. Omar Barker
The Good Samaritan
The Bible tells the story of the Good Samaritan.
dogie, calves, calving, cold, work, cow, shelter
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
9
George B. Bowra
The Aztecs
Gone are these people forever.
Aztec, Indians, ancient history, kiva, work, shelter, dwelling
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
10
George B. Bowra
Autumn Leaves
Tumble, tumble, tumbling.
leaves, autumn, seasons
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
10
George B. Bowra
Garden in Autumn
The hollyhocks droop their heads.
garden, flowers, autumn, seasons
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
12
Mary Leola Boyd
City of Romance
Some where on the wind-swept plains.
New Mexico, city, Santa Fe, west
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
13
Whitter Bynner
High Neighbor
Coming out of my door at midnight.
moon, night, light
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
13
Whitter Bynner
In an Eastern Caf?
This, this again, after years, these marble tables.
cigarettes, cigar, smoke, pipe, cafe
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
13
Whitter Bynner
A New Mexico Painting
They were mother and son.
art, travel, bus, parting, mother, son, kiss
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
14
Whitter Bynner
Mexican Folk-Song
Women and doves are soft and round.
women, cat
New Mexico in Verse
William Felter and John L. McCarty
FC 11 F-01
14
Whitter Bynner
A Plea to the Archbishop
Six years now I have watched the blood of Christ.
sky, New Mexico, beauty, sunset, mountains, Santa Fe, sun, religion, belief, Jesus Christ