FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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West of East
FC 11 H-17
30
Harry Elmore Hurd
Arizonan Autumn
Vermillion is Arizona.
colors, canyon, Kaibab, forest, nature
West of East
FC 11 H-17
31
Harry Elmore Hurd
Purple Patches
Attention, poets, the Critic speaks.
commentary, color, colors, poetry, poems, writing, criticism, cynical, satire, satirical
West of East
FC 11 H-17
32
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
West of East
FC 11 H-17
33
Harry Elmore Hurd
Phantom Canyon Ranch
I am a wanderer upon the earth.
peace, search, Dante, war, humanity, memories, noise, thoroughfare
West of East
FC 11 H-17
34
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
FC 11 H-17
35
Harry Elmore Hurd
The Friendly Universe
I am not lonely, though I am alone.
earth, wind, aloneness, loneliness, Kaibab, sod, God, blessings
West of East
FC 11 H-17
36
Harry Elmore Hurd
Baying Wolf
Lean wolf upon your lonely hill.
time, nature, poetry, poet, poem, sound, wildlife, loon, bird, cocoon
West of East
FC 11 H-17
37
Harry Elmore Hurd
Geology
The purple peaks are born in fire.
volcano, volcanic, Escalante
West of East
FC 11 H-17
38
Harry Elmore Hurd
Bryce Canyon
Dead is this City of Silence.
Utah, Ute, Navajo, Indians, silence, nature, national park, praise, God
West of East
FC 11 H-17
39
Harry Elmore Hurd
Alone by the Humboldt River
One thing brings joy to me.
Nevada, bird, blackbird, redwing, sorrow
West of East
FC 11 H-17
41
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
West of East
FC 11 H-17
43
Harry Elmore Hurd
Sagebrush Fires
Good is the crackle of blazing pine.
desert, sage, smell, odor, west, Nevada, campfire, coyote, night, evening
West of East
FC 11 H-17
44
Harry Elmore Hurd
Glad is the Life of a Buckaroo
Give me the life of a buckaroo.
desert, alkali, Nevada
West of East
FC 11 H-17
44
Harry Elmore Hurd
I Love These Shepherds
I love these shepherds on sage hills.
Basque, sheep, sheepherder, Nevada, lambs, ewes, coyote
West of East
FC 11 H-17
45
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
FC 11 H-17
45
Harry Elmore Hurd
Sagebrush Silences
The earth is pungent at this time of year.
autumn, desert, sage, silence, quiet
West of East
FC 11 H-17
46
Harry Elmore Hurd
Dog Love
There is no adoration more immense.
dog, pet, man's best friend
West of East
FC 11 H-17
47
Harry Elmore Hurd
Winnemucca Mountain
Sometimes, Old Winnemucca, you wear your clouds.
Nevada, mountains, pioneers, prospector, mining, past
West of East
FC 11 H-17
48
Harry Elmore Hurd
Lilacs in Nevada
One broken spray of lavender in May.
New England, flowers, memories
West of East
FC 11 H-17
48
Harry Elmore Hurd
Memories
I used to think the joy of noon was best.
love lost, woman, man, female
West of East
FC 11 H-17
49
Harry Elmore Hurd
Women for Sale
I heard Blanche and Edith and Mae, Sisters of Sin.
prostitutes, women, men, sex, Nevada, whores, whorehouse
West of East
FC 11 H-17
50
Harry Elmore Hurd
The Corral
Tell me, Devotees of Scarlet Sin.
prostitutes, fence, law, insulation, town, prison, defense, respectability
West of East
FC 11 H-17
50
Harry Elmore Hurd
A Nevada Night
Lucifer flamed down the desert night.
stars, sky, night, meteor shower, meteors, desert
Poems 'n' Things
FC 11 H-18
2
Fred Hardy
A Tribute to My Father
I thank you Lord for my dear dad.
religion, prayer, Mormon, belief, eulogy, eternity, parent, love, testimony
Poems 'n' Things
FC 11 H-18
3
Fred Hardy
I Thank Thee Lord
I thank thee Lord for my dear wife.
prayer, belief, God, religion, Mormon, love, testimony, President McKay, Jesus, children,