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
265
Owen Wister
The Smugglers
By the sands of the Rio Bravo.
Chihuahua, Sonora, Mazatlan ,Pepe, Luis, Coyotito, law
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
266
author unknown
Belle Starr
A cowboy hat, and underneath.
wrath, queen, self-crowned, self-reliance, Cherokee, woman, arrogance, Pompey, Dallas, gamble, disguise, pride
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
268
author unknown
Billy the Kid (Version 1)
Billy was a bad man.
Greasers, liquor, rage, mean, evil
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
268
author unknown
Billy the Kid (Version 2)
I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid.
New Mexico, Silver City, killing, Mexican maidens, boy bandit, notch on the pistol, Pat Garrett, outlaw, fate
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
269
author unknown
Black Bart
Black Bart held up the Cow Creek stage in his manner so polite.
friendly robber, passing the hat, collecting jewelry, honor, shooting
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
271
author unknown
Bonnie Black Bess
When fortune's blind goddess.
unfaithful, widows, orphans, plundering the rich, London, bravery, Turpin
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
273
author unknown
The Raven Visits Rawhide
It was meetin' night in Rawhide Town.
congregation, Hank's Caf? Paree, nigger gin, parson, church alcohol, drinks, bar, devil's den, beer, prayers
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
275
author unknown
Roy Bean
Cowboys, come and hear a story of Roy Bean in all his glory.
Pecos, law, Toyah, lawyer, professions, rustler, Tom and Jerry, Pap Wyndid, RB brand, Langtry, Austin, justice of the peace, Red man, Stetson, Smith and Wesson,
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
279
author unknown
Whiskey Bill - A Fragment
A down the road and gun in hand.
spree, shooting, Great Divide
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
278
author unknown
The Wrangler Kid
The grass fire swooped like a red wolf pack.
smoky sky, Bar-Y-Cross, demon, devil, disaster, flames
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
283
Gertrude Thomas Arnold
Desert Bloom
A glow of purples at set of dawn.
flowers, nature, beauty, life
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
283
Charles Beghtol
In Old Tucson
Within adobe wall.
desert, night bird's call, woman, hollyhocks, shadows
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
284
E.A. Brinistool
Back to Arizona
Take me back to Arizona.
moving-picture craze, chuckawalla, Gila monster, Apache, cacti, desert, poker game, centipedes, coyotes, whiskey, rough country, hanging-bee, six-gun
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
286
Charles O. Brown
The History of Arizona: How it was Made and Who Made It
The devil was given permission one day.
select land, prickly pear, mesquite, Santa Cruz, cholla, imported Apaches, poise the land, tarantula, rattlesnake, corner of hell, heaven
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
287
Richard Burton
The Old Santa Fe Trail
It wound through strange scarred hills, down canyons lone.
pioneers, rough men, quest, Saxons, Mexicans, Indians, wilderness
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
288
D. Maitland Bushby
Drifting
Out beyond the grasses growing.
desert winds, cholla, nature
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
289
Witter Bynner
An Adobe House
In a house born of the brown earth.
poems, feelings, wind, nature
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
289
Witter Bynner
New Mexican Desert
A vivid hardened ocean.
song, sounds, magic
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
290
Willa Catcher
Spanish Johnny
The old West, the old time.
mandolin, herd, moon-enchanted plain, Spain, death
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
292
Torrey Connor
The Old Casa
The moon and I a-tiptoe peer within.
women, courting, lover, serenades, sadness
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
292
Harrison Conrad
Dead on the Desert
Have mercy, God! And on the dune sun-curs'd.
thirst, dehydration, serpent, death
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
293
Harrison Conrad
In Old Tucson
In old Tucson, in old Tucson.
music, violin, women, beauty, black hair, love, separation
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
293
Alice Corbin
Juan Quintana
The goat-herd follows his flock.
desert rain, old man, muchacho
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
294
Edwin Curran
The Painted Hills of Arizona
The rainbows all lie crumpled on these hills.
colors, light, nature, beauty, lightning
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
295
Glenn Ward Dresbach
Desert Song
There's no hiding here in the glare of the desert.
silence, heat, love, hate, cedar fire, dreams, Rome