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
334
John Charles Fremont
On Recrossing the Rocky Mountains After Many Years
Long years ago I wandered here.
landscape, nature, beauty, fragrance, summer, winter
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
336
Hamlin Garland
Color in the Wheat
Like liquid gold the wheat-field lies.
fragrance, hawk, birds, sunflower, nature
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
337
Francis Henry
The Old Settler's Song
I'd wandered all over the country.
gold, prospecting, Puget Sound, timber, climate
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
338
Helen Hunt Jackson
Cheyenne Mountain
By easy slope to the west as if it had.
sun, landscape, Homer
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
339
Maurice Lesemann
Ranchers
They went off on the buckboard in the rain.
sage, westward movement, teams, steer
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
340
Vachel Lindsay
An Indian Summer Day on the Prairie
The sun is a huntress young.
Indian girl, fire, rain, flowers, time, wounded deer, eagle
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
341
Joaquin Miller
Dead in the Sierras
His footprints have failed us.
madronas, hunter, grizzly, panther, death
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
342
Arthur W. Monroe
The Forest Fire
Rolling clouds of greasy smoke.
timber, danger, threat
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
342
Margaret Pond
Sheep Country
In spring the sheep are driven over the mountain.
wind, cold, snow, Capulin, chokecherries, mountains, Rio de los Indios, Valles
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
344
Clyde Robertson
The Yellow Witch of Caribou
The hills are high in Caribou.
spell, ravishment, Selina, whore, sawmill crew, jealousy, curse, witch's scent, golden hair, strangled
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
347
Zoe A. Tilghman
Wind Song
Wind of the Prairie, sweeping adown from the hills.
wilderness, grazing land, Indians, war-parties, pastures, soldiers, People of Eighty-Nine
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
349
Cy Warman
Creede
Here's a land where all are equal.
money, striving for wealth, gold, greed
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
351
Owen Wister
Sheep Ranching
It's none too sociable herding sheep.
coyotes, Injuns, Indians, collie, sheep dog
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
351
Charles Erskin Scott Wood
The Water-hole
I'd rather lie on a rye-grass bed.
silk, wealth, open land, nature, smell, birds, sounds, desert
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
352
author unknown
The Buffalo Skinners
Come all you jolly skinners and listen to my song.
Jacksboro, Crego, job, wages, outfit, Pease River, Indians, bad food, sorry chuck, fleas, gray backs, hardship
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
354
author unknown
Bury Me Out on the Prairie
No, I've got no use for the women.
complaints, mistrust, Lou, gambler, death
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
356
author unknown
Dakota Land
We've reached the land of desert sweet.
plains, wind, drought, starvation, poverty
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
357
author unknown
The Dreary Black Hills
Now friends if you'll listen to a horrible tale.
Ayers' Patent Pills, Cheyenne, Comanche Bill, scalp, gold, loafers, beggars, orphan
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
358
author unknown
For Sale
One hay-wire sawmill, nice new location.
timber, road conditions, machinery, engines, mortgage
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
358
author unknown
Home on the Range
Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam.
deer, antelope, happiness, zephyrs, West, Red River
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
360
author unknown
An Idaho Cowboy Dance
Git yo' little sage hens ready, trot 'em out upon the floor.
Casimero, Shorty, swing, dance floor, fun, promenade
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
361
author unknown
The Little Old Sod Shanty on the Claim
I am looking rather seedy now.
West, mice, Uncle Sam, wealth, fame
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
362
author unknown
My Little Buckaroo
Close your sleepy eyes.
acorn, oak, child, boy, grown-ups, dream
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
363
author unknown
Pete Orman
I'll tell you skinners.
John Day, Bend, Shaniko, alkali, McBee, grub, Old Tommy, porcupine quill, Oregon Trunk
Best Loved Poems of the American West
John J. and Barbara T. Gregg
FC 11 G-09
364
author unknown
Pike's Peak
I'm looking at your lofty head.
mountain, prickly-pear, thunderstorms, lightings