FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
39
Idabell Corbett Cramer
Roads
Roads like ribbons have been laid.
travel
Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
37
Idabell Corbett Cramer
An Oft Told Tale in Rhyme
The year was 1915 more than sixty years ago when Calvert said.
Wamsutter, Adams Ranch, drive horses, journey, Dailey's Lake, Bison Basin, Ellis Ranch, Sweetwater, Twin Creek, Derby Dome, Christmas
Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
36
Idabell Corbett Cramer
Wild Flowers
The wild rose grows by the ditch bank.
nature, landscape, beauty
Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
35
Idabell Corbett Cramer
Divine Purpose
A juniper seed fell into the soil.
seedling, grow
Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
33
Idabell Corbett Cramer
Random Recollections
Lander has been my home for seventy years and more.
memories
Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
31
Idabell Corbett Cramer
The Diamond Hook Today
The sun looked on with dust blurred eye.
ghost ranch, isolation, dream, deterioration
Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
28
Idabell Corbett Cramer
Fashion Tacks
A cowgirl stood by an old pole corral.
jeans, Levi Strauss, Sutter's Mill, denim, levis, France, Alkali Ike
Echoes of the West
FC 11 C-24
27
Idabell Corbett Cramer
Where There's a Will There's a Way
Strange place for a pond.
isolated place, squatter, campground, tricked
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
14
Edward Everett Dale
The Prairie Schooner
When I see a prairie schooner.
West, landscape, hope, faith
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
15
Edward Everett Dale
The Stranger
The world seemed very strange.
birth, newborn, life, experience
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
17
Edward Everett Dale
War and Peace
When I wuz five and Bill wuz three.
brothers, fight
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
18
Edward Everett Dale
Childish Sorrows
When we dress up for preachin'.
bath, soap, resistance
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
20
Edward Everett Dale
The Denial
Used to be that when the supper things wuz done.
family, nap, argument, Judgment Day, death, argue
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
22
Edward Everett Dale
Butter-Side Down
When I was just a little kid and always in the way.
childhood, bread, college, courting, Golden City, St. Peter, fate, courtship
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
27
Edward Everett Dale
The Poet Lariat
I work for Bill McDonald.
Flying Diamond, verses, love for poetry, marriage, hospitality
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
24
Edward Everett Dale
The Sooner
Both Bill and me wuz campin'.
Kansas, Oklahoma, Promised Land, competition, marriage, Judgment Day
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
29
Edward Everett Dale
The Vagabond
Oh the friendly road is calling.
vagabond, travel, cottage, home, love
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
30
Edward Everett Dale
The Flower Garden
You are a flower garden.
woman, adoration, romantic
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
31
Edward Everett Dale
The Fruit Basket
You are the apple of my eye.
fruit, courting, sweetheart, courtship
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
32
Edward Everett Dale
The Westerner
I do not care for your honking cars.
nature, North Trail, city, country, homesick
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
34
Edward Everett Dale
Labor
Ain't ye ever busted middles.
cursing, thrashing, mishaps, thankful
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
36
Edward Everett Dale
My Daughter
Up from the so dare the violets springing.
pride, love
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
37
Edward Everett Dale
Evening
The western sky is tinged with red and gold.
night, sound
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
38
Edward Everett Dale
Morning
The eastern sky is tinged with red.
Aurora, light, noise
The Prairie Schooner and Other Poems
FC 11 D-01
39
Edward Everett Dale
The Ballad of Jesse James
Along a trail among the hills.
theft, treasure, outlaw, shelter, good deed, murder