FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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West of East
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Harry Elmore Hurd
The Wood-Chopper
I came upon him in the hilltop oaks.
chopping wood, axe, age, power, strength, stove, fuel, heat, warmth
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Lincoln
I snow shoed down the hemlock trail.
Abraham Lincoln, president, country, influence, politics, February
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Sonnet to George Washington
There have been giants on this ancient earth.
president, United States
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Birchbrow
What man among us would make bold to say.
trees, wood, axe, cutting, chopping, birch, birches
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Harry Elmore Hurd
I Am Lonely
O, I am lonely as a tree is lonely on a solitary hill.
companionship, loneliness, alone, female
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Empty Nests
Empty nest, grayly swaying against the sky.
change, birds, home, emptiness
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Harry Elmore Hurd
First Thaw
All that was Winter is rust and white.
March, spring, wind, seasons
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Spring Scandal
The March Wind has a youth's wild will.
wind, seeds, spring, growth, April
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Laurel Promise
Blow winds, March winds, blow.
spring, wind, seasons, snow, change
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Harry Elmore Hurd
The Wind and I
When trumpets blast and white waves dash.
blow, wind, storm
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Prostrate Pines
When I was younger than a sprouting pine seed.
aging, trees, time
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Resurgence
Up from the soil the sap is flowing.
dogwood, spring, robin, wind, nature, mating
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Horoscope
Good is the cold when hearts are warm.
April fool
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Harry Elmore Hurd
April Rain
Broad fields, bare trees.
rain, spring, flood, water
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Harry Elmore Hurd
These Things I Prize
Give me these blessings of the common place.
nature, woman, spring
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Bearers of Burdens
I have been bludgeoned by a dire event.
Malabar, load, burden
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Two Night Studies
Bare trees.
trees, nature, glowworm, glow worm, night, light
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Abandoned Road
Go slowly down a long abandoned road.
time, earth, nature, trees, seeds, seedlings
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Trail Hunger
My heart does not beat for the city.
alone, solitude, nature
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Crow Feather
Black feather, fallen to earth, you bring.
crow, bird, flight, wing, nature
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Harry Elmore Hurd
The May Fly Hatch is On
The May Fly hatch is on!
mayfly, insects, fish, trout, fishing
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Harry Elmore Hurd
The Crown of Creation
God's spirit moved upon the inky sea.
love, creation, mother, belief, God
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Harry Elmore Hurd
A Paean of Praise for My Mother
Mother dear, you are to me.
mother, child, love, respect, praise
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Invitation
Come walk at candle hour with me.
pasture, love, evening, timothy
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Harry Elmore Hurd
Intaglioin Silver
The sun is an artist with an etcher's tool.
patterns, forest,, night, beauty