FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
109
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Hell in Texas
The devil, we're told, in hell was chained.
prison, Rio Grande, poor land, thorns, fleas, tarantulas, centipede, rattlesnake, scorpion, mosquito, poison, heat, red pepper, Mexican, hot food
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
111
Joaquin Miller
The Texas Ranger
Come all you Texas Rangers wherever you may be.
story, fight, Indians, arrows, fear, dead, wounded, advice
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
115
Mary Austin
San Francisco
The cable cars swing up the hill.
town, activity, warships, Pacific Ocean, Suisun, Golden Gate, harbor, ships, waterfront, ferries
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
115
Mary Austin
Winter in the Sierras
The pines are black on Sierra's slope.
north wind, cold, bear, squirrels, wolf, red fox, eagle, hawk, birds
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
116
Gelett Burgess
Ballad of the Hyde Street Grip
Oh, the rain is slanting sharply, and the Norther's blowing cold.
cables, mechanics, technology, brakes, knowledge, San Francisco, ropes, pulleys, conductor, Angel Island
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
117
Witter Bynner
Shasta
The canyon is deep shade beneath.
engine, experiment, nursing-bonds
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
118
Stanton A. Coblentz
Land's End (Point Lobos, California)
Here rage the furies that have shaped the world.
Niagara's, water, ocean, waves, shore, Siren power, waterfalls, Cyclops
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
120
Ina Coolbrith
From Russian Hill
Night, and the hill to me!
silence, darkness, stars, madrono, lights, solitude, Rezanov's sailors, Yerba Buena, memories, peace
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
122
Maynard Dixon
Laguna Perdida
The stage-road runs on the sunrise plain.
lagoon, cowboys, mustangs, outlaw, sheriff, coyotes
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
123
Charles K. Field
Barriers Burned (A Rhyme of the San Francisco Breadline)
It ain't such a terrible long time ago.
Mrs. Van Bergen, wealth, poverty, grand house, cottage, Mrs. McGinnis, Government bread, friendliness, fate, common experience
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
124
Robert Frost
Once by the Pacific
The shattered water made a misty din.
waves, ocean, security, land, nature, time, darkness, fate, power
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
124
Robert Frost
A Peck of Gold
Dust always blowing about the town.
fog, sea, wind, belief, custom, childhood, Golden Gate
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
138
Anna Blake Mezquida
Chinatown
A bit of East within a Chinese wall.
Asian mysteries, exotic, Lao Tzu, Tu Fu, Ming Huang, Manchu temple, Chinese food, jewels, Confucius, Buddha, action, playhouse
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
137
Edwin Markham
San Francisco Arising
O hill-hung city of my West.
ruins, chaos, courage, strength, struggle, building, Carthage, Athens
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
137
Edwin Markham
San Francisco Falling
A groan of earth in labor pain.
destruction, tremor, fire, disaster
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
135
John S. McGroarty
The King's Highway
All in the golden weather, forth let us ride to-day.
mountains, landscape, nature, sinner-folk, padres, Missions, conquistadores, priests
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
134
John S. McGroarty
Just California
Twixt the seas and the deserts.
ocean, Cathay, nature, beauty
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
134
Helen Hunt Jackson
Poppies on the Wheat
Along Ancona's hills the shimmering heat.
vines, fields of wheat, bread, wine
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
129
Helen Hunt Jackson
A Ballad of the Gold Country
Deep in the hill the gold sand burned.
dreams, visions, wine, maid of purple grapes, fortune, beggars, vineyard, harvest
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
128
H. S. Hooper
Frisco's Defi
You may rock us, you may shock us.
city, characteristics, strength
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
126
Bret Harte
What the Engines Said
What was it the engine said.
contest, Pacific railroad, altitude, Sierra, meeting, Atlantic, Indian autumn, Orient, Cathay, longitude, Union, Central
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
125
Bret Harte
San Francisco from the Sea
Serene, indifferent of Fate.
Western Gates, continents, fog, art, culture, joys
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
140
Gertrude Millard
Nostalgia
O, Frisco was a strumpet.
attraction, golden nuggets, San Francisco, woman, fog, lure
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
141
Joaquin Miller
San Francisco Bay
How fair is San Francisco.
moon, stars, beauty, battleship
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
141
George Sterling
The Abalone Song
Oh! some folks boast of quail on toast.
Mission Point, crab, Carmel bay, lazzaroni, Boston beans, dope, alimony, macaroni, food, alcohol, Morse, Marsoni, fondness