FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

Twine Strings

I love the smell of new mown hay.

hay bales, broken string

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

Hoofprints in the Mud

Did ya' ever walk across the lot when it was frozen mud.

hoofprint, track, corral

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

Ol' Sorghum

A cowboy I knew down in Texas.

sweet, addiction, barrel, tongue, opportunity

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

The Full Cowboy

A cowboy stood in a crowded bar.

Baxter Black, beer, bladder, men's room, kidneys, relief, bar, pocket

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

A Western Trail

Ridin' down a Western trail.

west, trail riding

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

Guardians of Tradition

We gathered out in Elko.

gathering, cowboy poetry, poets

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

Charlie Hunt

FC 11 H-19

Roy Miller

Rodeo Routine

When I was but a young man, and growing into my prime.

rodeo, ride, bucking bronco, throwed, saddle bronc, routine, competition

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

Charlie Hunt

FC 11 H-19

Molli Anderson

Utter Despair

Sitting on the toilet sneezing.

toilet paper, help

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

Charlie Hunt

FC 11 H-19

Nyle A. Henderson

How Many Cows?

A fella from town stopped by the other day.

cattle ranching, loss, gain

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

Charlie Hunt

FC 11 H-19

Bob Ross

Old Grass in the Spring

The days are getting longer.

hay, grass, feed

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

Charlie Hunt

FC 11 H-19

Katherine Twomey

Hangman's Hill

Hangman's Hill was high and bleak.

hanging, hanged, justice, injustice, trial, mistake, youth, innocent, innocence, horse thieves, rustlers, hanging tree

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

Charlie Hunt

FC 11 H-19

Baxter Black

The Big High and Lonesome

The big high and lonesome's a place in my mind.

place, nature, God, storm, lightning, blackness, wind, rain, thunder, humility

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

Charlie Hunt

FC 11 H-19

Glenn Ohrlin

The Job That Pays the Best

Well, there's some things I am quittin'.

Marlboro cowboy, work, occupation, job, pay

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

Sun an' Rain

The sun is hittin' the pine trees.

sun, rain, life, trials, variety

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

The Cow or the Couch

It's kinda dark this mornin', but it won't be dark for long.

mental health, space, peace, God, belief, time

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

God Loves Me

I have been places where men shouldn't be.

God, belief, Jesus Christ, love, saviour, heaven

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

Charlie Hunt

The Living Trees

Are you like the tree in the sunshine.

heart, belief, God, religion, Jesus Christ

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

100

Charlie Hunt

Troubles of the Mind

Some folks seem to notice all the sadnesses of life.

Jesus Christ, God, belief, appreciation, gratitude, thanks, sorrows, trials, troubles, blessings

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

102

Charlie Hunt

The Greater Need

"I'll go with you, Jesus," said the one at the altar rail.

Christianity, God, belief, religion, Jesus Christ, giving, gratitude, savior, appreciation, greed, selfishness

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

103

Charlie Hunt

Twenty Third Valley

I went down in the Valley -- saw the shadow of death.

Jesus Christ, Christianity, belief, religion, savior

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

104

Charlie Hunt

The Cowboy an' the Gatekeeper

"Wall, howdy there, St. Peter, say this is sure just great.

Saint Peter, belief, afterlife, heaven, religion, savior, Jesus Christ, saved

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

105

Charlie Hunt

Each Day, Lord

Lord, you know those days.

miracles, God, belief, gratitude, appreciation

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

106

Charlie Hunt

The Three in One Brand

I may not be much of a cowboy.

brand, religion, belief, God, Christianity, Jesus Christ, savior

For Cowboys, Campers an' Common Folk

FC 11 H-19

109

Charlie Hunt

The Cowboy's Twenty-Third Psalm

The Lord is my owner -- my cattleman -- my cowboy.

Poems 'n' Things

FC 11 H-18

Fred Hardy

Son

A feller likes to listen and see what goin' on.

family, mother, father, baby, son, boy, youth, prayer