FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
59
Bob Fletcher
The Forest Ranger
You won't find him wearing a bald-faced shirt.
forest rangers, solitude, alone, occupation, timber, nature, conservation, logging, government
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
61
Bob Fletcher
Just Clinch Your Knees and Lean a Little Back
When they hand you out the rough string, pard.
luck, attitude, optimism
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
62
Bob Fletcher
The Exile
Take me out of old Nevada.
desert, Nevada, dry, longing, language, terms, words, Montana, regionalism
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
64
Bob Fletcher
Open Range
Western land was made for those.
land, west, space, ecology, conservation, pollution, plow, noise, cities, fences, range
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
65
Bob Fletcher
Stranger, Times Ain't Like They Used To Be
My spurs are getting rusty.
change, aging, hoe, plow, range, progress, automobile, farmer, fences
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
67
Bob Fletcher
Across the Divide
There's a trail through the sky.
death, Great Divide, fences
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
68
Bob Fletcher
A Capitol Janitor's Soliloquy
A pall of gloom enshrouds the courts.
politics, government, justice
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
70
Bob Fletcher
Bang! Bang! Bang! or The Ballad of Pug-nosed Lil)
In Rattlesnake Gulch of the Skihootch Range.
daughter, courting, romance
Corral Dust
FC 11 F-05
73
Bob Fletcher
My Home Town
This camp is no metropolis.
map, town, home
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
3
Alfred J. Forsgren
That Pi-faced Roan
As I was walking down the street.
ride, bucking, bronco, roan, throwed
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
7
Alfred J. Forsgren
Home
Rich men may build a palace.
home, architecture, dugout, money
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
8
Alfred J. Forsgren
The Cactus
The cactus grows and blooms upon the plains.
cactus, desert, west, bravery
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
9
Alfred J. Forsgren
Tea and Coffee
What a he-man wants is coffee.
coffee, food, gender roles
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
10
Alfred J. Forsgren
Four Miles to School
Four miles to school, the teacher says.
teacher, school, education, storm, cold, warmth, childhood
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
11
Alfred J. Forsgren
White Treasure
High in the rugged crest of peaks like these.
winter, snow, mountains, water, glacier, nature
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
12
Alfred J. Forsgren
The Glorious Hills
No, it isn't just a big mistake.
beauty, contentedness, land, nature, west
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
14
Alfred J. Forsgren
Old Trail Rider
You can have your glorious highways.
travel, riding, space, trail, heaven
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
16
Alfred J. Forsgren
Sheep Wagon
Just a lowly shepherd's wagon.
sheepherder, sheep, alone, solitude, wagon
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
17
Alfred J. Forsgren
The Empty Cabin
Here was a home, its makers now have gone.
cabin, home, logs, nature, wilderness
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
18
Alfred J. Forsgren
Powder River
The "P" for pioneers, who made this state.
west
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
20
Alfred J. Forsgren
Vacation Days
Mid the snowy peaks of mountains.
Montana, canyon, office, freedom, longing
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
21
Alfred J. Forsgren
The Old-Timer's Garden
The road before my house, I well recall.
road, change, aging, generations
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
22
Alfred J. Forsgren
The Round-up
`Twas the day before the round-up.
roundup, rodeo, bucking ,bronc busting, competition
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
24
Alfred J. Forsgren
When the Musket Rode the Plow
When the very earth seemed hostile.
plow, prairie, Indians, warfare, settlers
A Powder River Puncher's Poems
FC 11 F-06
25
Alfred J. Forsgren
Land of My Dreams
I feel the call of Butte Creek.
Montana, home