FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

The Cowman's Troubles

I used to make money a-runnin' wild cattle.

riata, book-keeper, bankers, lawyers, forest officials, land office men, inspectors, loan, paper work, investigations, income tax, Saint Peter, angels, heaven, hell

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

Old Batch

I hears of a blowout up in town.

dance, dress up, ball-room floor, fear of women

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

The Dude Wrangler

I'll tell you of a sad, sad story.

partners, sharing outfits, Levis, Stetson, bashful, shy, fashion, woman, change, handsome, murder, shooting

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

Arizona August

Sunshine and shadow.

rain, Indian flowers, sunsets

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

The Flyin' Cowboy

They say there isn't nothin'.

warfare, learn to fly, tricks, aviating business, wings, cattle

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

Cowboy, Whiskey, Museum & Co.

My legs is kinda weary.

Rhamphorynchus ,Cattywaumpus, Pterodactyls, Megalosaurus, Dinosaurs, Mammoth, Iguanodons, Mastodons, Ehohippus

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

Real Cowboy Life

You have read these cowboy stories.

misconception, fancy outfits, movies, hard work, cow punching, roundup, unromantic

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

Show Boy

I used to know a cowboy.

Western sports, city, fame, travel, Chicago, Cheyenne, success, money, career, alcohol

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

The Desert Caballeros

I'll tell you of a wondrous outfit.

Wickenberg, Weaver Mountain, parade, old-time flintlocks, Valley-horses, Hassayampa, wranglers, bar, whiskey, bourbon, grub, fancy food, city restaurant, soogans, country privy, Walnut Grove, Buckhorn, ride for fun

Orejana Bull for Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-04

Gail I. Gardner

Cowboy to Postmaster

You have heard the story of Buster Jig.

Devil's tail, Moonshine steer, thrown, Democrat, government job, political strings, retirement pay, pension

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

George McSheeran

I'm worried stiff, I tell you, Jim.

hard worker, oil, dressed up, guest of honor, tamed, crushed

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Dust Storm

A wild wind came howling through the windows.

corn, wheat, banging doors

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Betsy Lee

I'm not dead sure. I might have dreamed it all.

gray mule, broken tractor, technical problems, visions, tricked, technology vs. animal power, modernity, wisdom, regrets,

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Fine Pets

How do you like our geese?

tame, smooth, fat, pretty, safety, crippled wings, wild geese

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Cutt'n Hay

Jim Forbes and I lived a pretty rough life.

friendship, ambitious, office job, army, salary, money, tax

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Rivers and Leaders

I've seen mighty rivers.

water, waterfalls, sounds, small rivers

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

The Legend of the Pacing White Stallion

His mane is spun from a thundercloud.

mares, muscles, hide, nostrils

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Tom McAllister

I gather, mister, from the look of things.

Kenneth Martin, leather shop, Clyde Magee, Leonard's Crossing, city slickers, educated, college, boots, love, baby, betrayal, unwanted child, burden, pride, dependability, Parkersville, thrown, accident, sorrow, injustice, reflection

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Burning Oil Well Near Corpus Christi, Texas

Ages before the harnessing of fire.

reptiles, ice, snow, age, buried monsters

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

The Interstate

Jess Neil's the only barber.

old-timer, trimming heads, horse-and-buggy days, Model T, forties, highway Fifteen, gas fumes, exhaustion, traffic, life of Riley

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Rome, Texas (Roma)

This is Rome.

seven hills, five centuries, past, future, Coliseum, Tiber, mesquites, willows, huisaches, humbleness

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Border Patrol Car on the Rio Grande

Again, sweet Christ, it comes!

motor hums, headlights, speed, rubber wheels, car

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

The clouds float and the fields blow green.

palm trees, matchsticks, wind, cluster of leaves, orange and grapefruit orchards

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

The Morrisburg Hotel

Its bending sides have lost their paint.

age, memories, pastimes, weddings, fading paint

Poems About the West

FC 11 G-05

Frank Goodwyn

Bachelors

They live above the saddle store.

quiet souls, Collonsville, card games, whittle, loneliness, emptiness