FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

FC 11 F-01

William Felter

Ranchos De Taos

Here in the doorway of Kit Carson's house.

Kit Carson, life

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

FC 11 F-01

William Felter

The Rabbit Ears

Old Chief Rabbit Ears, gaunt and grim.

Apache, Indians, battle, tragedy, past, tourist

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Ghost Towns

McSweeney's place is lonesome.

ghosts, ghost town

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Wagon Mound

As you travel along the good highway.

travel, landmark

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Rosary of Flowers

She wove a chain of violets.

love lost, death, religion, flowers

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Spring Fever

Said the prairie owl to the rattler.

spring, owl, rattlesnake, snake, prairie dog

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Where the Red Gods Call

I'm tired of the noise of the city.

city, noise, peace, beauty, health, leisure

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

The Navajo Weaver

I am a weaver of dreams.

Navajo, weaving, rugs, need

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

FC 11 F-01

William Felter

Carlsbad Cavern

Behold the cavern! Here the Titans toiled.

cave, beauty, bats, nature

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Traveling

I'm traveling the open road that leads to everywhere.

travel, alone

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

FC 11 F-01

William Felter

The Ghosts of Chico

On the hills surrounding Chico.

monument, cattleman, past, memories

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

FC 11 F-01

William Felter

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid rides in moonlight bright.

Billy the Kid, past, history

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

FC 11 F-01

William Felter

The Ship rock Legend

This the legend that they tell.

legend, Navajo, desert, land, rain, Bible, belief

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

La Golondrina

I watched your eyes while you played.

music, song, sing, romance, love

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Zuni Daybreak

With wistful eyes turned to the east.

morning, sun, Zuni

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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William Felter

Spanish Lessons

You talk the language of old Spain.

Spanish, language

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

FC 11 F-01

William Felter

Tucumcari Mountain

Oh Tucumcari Mountain the signals no more flow.

mountain, landmark, change, past, fences

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Esther Humphrey Gallagher

Loneliness

I am alone.

alone, loneliness, color

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Julia D. Glass

Green Waters of the Pecos

I stand on the bridge and gaze down deep, into the water of the Pecos.

water, desert, river

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Julia D. Glass

On Viewing a New Mexico Sunrise

Day is breaking!

New Mexico, sunrise, sun, sky, life

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Julia D. Glass

Peaceful Places

Have you followed the Hondo at dawn.

nature, peace, God, belief

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Fred M. Griffin

Recollections of an Old Timer

As I laze aroun' in the sunshine.

memories, heaven, afterlife

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Fred M. Griffin

The Ghosts of Lincoln Town

I love to sit, on a summer's eve.

pioneers, ghosts, Billy the Kid, history, past, west, Apache

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Fred M. Griffin

Them Good Old Days

I rode the range, when I was young.

range, change, Billy the Kid, youth, past

New Mexico in Verse

William Felter and John L. McCarty

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Carey Holbrook

The Squeak of the Saddle Girth

I warble a lay to a drowsy day.

saddle, song, sing, riding