FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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West of East
FC 11 H-17
147
Harry Elmore Hurd
The Quarrel
I walked the trail when all the west was gold.
birds, couple, lovers, money, cost, virginity, beauty, quarrel, argument, eavesdrop
West of East
FC 11 H-17
150
Harry Elmore Hurd
When I Hear Cowbells
There is something about a cowbell.
memories, boyhood
West of East
FC 11 H-17
152
Harry Elmore Hurd
Covered Bridges
Brown covered bridges spanning Hampshire streams.
New Hampshire, change, constancy, love
West of East
FC 11 H-17
153
Harry Elmore Hurd
Enough of Wonder
The earth is brimming full of lovely things.
earth, nature, wonder, miracle, thunder
West of East
FC 11 H-17
155
Harry Elmore Hurd
Special Providence
For interminable days the fields have gasped for breath.
rain, water, draught, creed, God, belief
West of East
FC 11 H-17
155
Harry Elmore Hurd
Rainy Day
John Farley cursed the rain that wet his boots.
disgust, gratitude, water, appreciation
West of East
FC 11 H-17
156
Harry Elmore Hurd
Revelations
My heart is filled with utter joyousness.
happiness, nature, flowers
West of East
FC 11 H-17
156
Harry Elmore Hurd
Portrait of a Man
His life was rugged like a wind-blown tree.
New Hampshire, integrity, industrious, man, woman, lover, wife
West of East
FC 11 H-17
157
Harry Elmore Hurd
The Procession of Life
Life is marching to music in the rain.
philosophy, belief
West of East
FC 11 H-17
159
Harry Elmore Hurd
Which Season is Best?
I would travel over the rim of the world with thought.
seasons, winter, spring, summer, autumn, love
West of East
FC 11 H-17
160
Harry Elmore Hurd
Epitaph for a Poet
When I am dead, write this of me.
poetry, simplicity, beauty, nature
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
5
Charlie Hunt
There's Concrete on the Prairie
I saw an old cowboy last week in the mall.
cowboy, aging, old-age, history, past, change, husband, wife, life, couple
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
6
Charlie Hunt
Milking Time
When I was just a tiny lad.
cows, milk, milch cow, child, son, father, childhood, family, home, memories, past, change, aging
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
8
Charlie Hunt
The Puddin' Eaters
I ate puddin' with Dustin last night.
pudding, eating, child, grandpa, grandfather, grandchild, boy, family
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
8
Charlie Hunt
The Sheep Rider
Rian has growed to eleven years old.
grandchild, grandfather, grandpa, girl, child, family, sheep riding, rodeo, boots
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
10
Charlie Hunt
Badlands Music
In the badlands of North Dakota.
night, coyote, 1965, wildness, wildlife, civilization, music
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
12
Charlie Hunt
Old Bucks and Young Bucks
I may not look too good right now.
aging, food, eating, fat, experience, muscles, change
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
13
Charlie Hunt
King Size Cowboy
A shirt of bird's egg blue.
child, childhood, parent, youth
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
14
Charlie Hunt
Korczak -- Story Teller in Stone
Your young men shall dream dreams.
storyteller, Chief Crazy Horse, mountain, stone, stone carver ?, monument
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
19
Charlie Hunt
Third Generation
I woke up this mornin' while the sun was still in bed.
morning, chores, work, generations, father, grandfather, son, family, farm, cattleman, ranch, cattlemen
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
21
Charlie Hunt
Cowman -- 1984
The cattle price is not so hot?
bank, banker, banks, debt, bills, owing, politics, president, Ronald Reagan, government, free enterprise, God, belief, gratitude
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
23
Charlie Hunt
Spring Mornin'
There's a mother cow a bawlin' over yonder in the draw.
morning, dawn, calving, birth, Christ, belief, God, afterlife, death
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
25
Charlie Hunt
Thanksgiving in the Hills
It's turkey time on our Ranch this week.
gratitude, thankfulness, God, belief
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
27
Charlie Hunt
Goodnight, Old Pard!
Wal, howdy, hoss...it's been a day.
work, horse, occupation, job, cowboy
For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk
FC 11 H-19
30
Charlie Hunt
Slim Buttes Buckaroos
It seems jist a couple weeks ago.
preaching, church, trail ride, Dakota, God, belief, Christianity, religion, preach