FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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West of East
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Hunting Fossils in Colorado
O fossil leaf, once trembling in a breeze.
immortality, rock, fossils, sediment, nature, ancient history
West of East
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Goshawk
Beat, beat, beat.
bird, hawk, prey, nature, wildlife
West of East
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25
Harry Elmore Hurd
Passion Night in Colorado Springs
A cross is whirling on a lofty spire.
belief, religion, savior, savior, god, Christ
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Realities
These things are lovely, these are real.
love, nature, reality, feeling, thought
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Harry Elmore Hurd
I Shall Speak to Humble Things
I may not pass this way again.
commonplace, everyday, appreciation
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Aspens in Autumn
Of all of the beauties I have seen.
Kaibab, forest, aspen trees, leaves, Utah, Arizona, nature, beauty
West of East
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Harry Elmore Hurd
The Great White Throne
In Zion, beauty holds perpetual sway.
Zion National Park, Utah, Zion's, Zion's, Zions', stone, rock, river, nature
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Arizonan Autumn
Vermillion is Arizona.
colors, canyon, Kaibab, forest, nature
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Purple Patches
Attention, poets, the Critic speaks.
commentary, color, colors, poetry, poems, writing, criticism, cynical, satire, satirical
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Harry Elmore Hurd
The Grand Canyon of Arizona
A man could not see more of loveliness and live.
beauty, national park, rock, stone, river, nature, wonder, light
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Phantom Canyon Ranch
I am a wanderer upon the earth.
peace, search, Dante, war, humanity, memories, noise, thoroughfare
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Harry Elmore Hurd
I'm a Lovin' Buckaroo
I love a lady named Lizzy O'Flynn.
love, romance, courtship, Stetson hat, chaps, Bull Durham
West of East
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Harry Elmore Hurd
The Friendly Universe
I am not lonely, though I am alone.
earth, wind, aloneness, loneliness, Kaibab, sod, God, blessings
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Baying Wolf
Lean wolf upon your lonely hill.
time, nature, poetry, poet, poem, sound, wildlife, loon, bird, cocoon
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Geology
The purple peaks are born in fire.
volcano, volcanic, Escalante
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Bryce Canyon
Dead is this City of Silence.
Utah, Ute, Navajo, Indians, silence, nature, national park, praise, God
West of East
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Alone by the Humboldt River
One thing brings joy to me.
Nevada, bird, blackbird, redwing, sorrow
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Nevada is a Mighty State!
The dawn was pink when I became her guest.
beauty, desert, dunes, sand, sage, wine, grapes, wealth, stamina, society, manhood, manliness
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Sagebrush Fires
Good is the crackle of blazing pine.
desert, sage, smell, odor, west, Nevada, campfire, coyote, night, evening
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Glad is the Life of a Buckaroo
Give me the life of a buckaroo.
desert, alkali, Nevada
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Harry Elmore Hurd
I Love These Shepherds
I love these shepherds on sage hills.
Basque, sheep, sheepherder, Nevada, lambs, ewes, coyote
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Old Piute
Old Piute, wrapped in your blanket of red and gray.
Indians, reservation, BIA agents, past, regret, memories
West of East
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45
Harry Elmore Hurd
Sagebrush Silences
The earth is pungent at this time of year.
autumn, desert, sage, silence, quiet
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Dog Love
There is no adoration more immense.
dog, pet, man's best friend
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Winnemucca Mountain
Sometimes, Old Winnemucca, you wear your clouds.
Nevada, mountains, pioneers, prospector, mining, past