FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
46
S. Omar Barker
Pierrot in the Hills
Oh, what is the use of a printed book.
moon, trees, night, hills, nature, academia, school, reading
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
47
S. Omar Barker
Waiting
What is it the pines are waiting for?
longing, late summer, blue sky, pines, trees, calm, expectancy, wind, breath, sighs, breeze, yearning, waiting, heartache, wind, night, darkness, sorrow, pain, daybreak, future, unfulfilled future, futility, sadness
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
46
S. Omar Barker
Foreknowledge
Well, if the brook can babble and sing.
brook, pines, trees, river, stream, nature, nature's wisdom, timelessness, future, cheerfulness, sadness, age, aging, life
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
48
S. Omar Barker
At Timberline
Just where the first gray grassy bench.
trees, spruce, pines, foothills, vital sap, lifeline, nourishment, cold winds, death, timberline, sudden twisting winds, glee, merriment, humming, lullabies, summer, winter, ghosts, roam, wander, wind as a lover, courtship
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
52
S. Omar Barker
An Aspen Grove In Spring
In snowbound February I have seen.
aspen trees, late winter snow, barren tree branches, darkness, loneliness clusters of tree trunks, entangled tree roots, wind, sound of wind in the trees, dignified straight tall trees, coldness, spring, warmth, sunshine, rain, freshness, youthful, warm sky, fresh new leaves, lightness, happiness
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
51
S. Omar Barker
April in My Mountains
Comes April in my mountains.
spring snow, trees, warm earth, scent of spring, yearning heart, clouds, sunny sky, rain, flowers, violets, love for mountains, warm color offspring, beauty of nature in spring, heartache, mist, rain
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
50
S. Omar Barker
Summer Snow
The blue fringed gentians and the firs and I.
trees, flowers, gentians, beauty, closeness to nature, depth, purity, love, mother's love, freshness, morning dew, cleanliness of snow, beauty of summer snow, trout's, fish, little brook, high mountains, melting snow, mosaic patterns on the ground, cliff edges, mountain peaks, isolation, companionship with nature
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
49
S. Omar Barker
Mountain Lakes
These are the things my heart had lodged and loved.
love for home, song, hills, courageous men, ocean, landscape, nature, love for nature, values, truth, purity, mountain lakes, courage
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
53
S. Omar Barker
Wind in Trees
There is no sound in the world.
trees, sound of wind, uncertainties of life, concerns, unexpectedness, movement, unrest, lifeless, loneliness, gentle winds, storm, power of wind,
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
54
S. Omar Barker
Gray Days
Gray days in the hills.
sadness versus happiness, stability versus changefulness, flowers, dismal, melancholy, beauty, barren trees, seriousness, autumn, merriment, dreams, peace, contentment, snow, contentedness
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
55
S. Omar Barker
Point of View
Somebody is always interpreting mountains.
mountains, nobility, sky, contentment, calm, turmoil, life, world, contentedness
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
55
S. Omar Barker
Siesta
A turtle dove is crooning from the hill.
sun, stillness, heat, shade, coolness, sleep, siesta time, afternoon, rest, tranquility
Vientos de las Sierras (Winds of the Mountains): Poems of New Mexico
FC 11 B-07
56
S. Omar Barker
Who Has Seen the Wind
Who has ever seen the wind?
wind, invisibility, trees, pines, forest, strength, clouds, rain, snow, spring, time, aging, evening, timelessness, nature
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
1
S. Omar Barker
Old-Time Cowboys
Proudly they rode, those horseback men.
horseback riding, old times, cowboys of the past, memories, hard work, longhorn cattle, adventure, sweat, campfire, retrospection, remembrances
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
2
S. Omar Barker
Rule of the Range
For them ol' tie-fast cowboys.
roping, rules for roping, ownership
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
3
S. Omar Barker
Shepards of the Range
The lights shone gay that Christmas Eve.
Christmas Eve, dance, celebration, joy, fun, music, laughter, cowboys, blizzard, storm, Spanish kid, shepard lost in the snow, kid asking for help, reluctance to help, decision to help, riding through the storm, cussing sheepherders, cold, finding the Shepard, rounding up sheep, complaints about spoilt Christmas Eve, analogy to the Bible, watching flock at night, Star of Bethlehem, shepherds finding Christ, shepherd
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
4
S. Omar Barker
Jack Potter's Courtin'
Now young Jack Potter was a man who knowed the ways of steers.
love, boyfriend, girlfriend, falling in love, clumsy, popping the question, dance, emotions, affection, romance, courtship, marriage, suffering, not finding the right words, kissing
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
6
S. Omar Barker
Sombrero
When a cowpuncher's spirits are saggin' so low.
sadness, woe, blue, hat, Stetson, store, haberdasher, clothes, clothing, gear, outfit, material culture, cowboy hat
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
7
S. Omar Barker
Sometimes Serious
There ain't no other breed of man around the world and back.
talk, Baldy Timm, death, heaven, hell, afterlife, Llano Jim, Brazos Bill, God
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
8
S. Omar Barker
Thirsty Cowboy
There's a sayin' out West, and it's true, I'll allow.
water, drink, drinking, daughter, girl, female, nester, romance, courting, button, sewing, humor, dry, courtship, nesters
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
9
S. Omar Barker
The Chuck wagon
They asked me: "What's this wagon that we hear so much about.
rations, chuck, food, grub, chuck box, coosie, cook, hungry, fed, biscuit, symbol, roundup, cattle drive, comfort, St. Peter, occupation chuckwagon
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
10
S. Omar Barker
The Ring-Tailed Wowser
They asked me "What's a wowser?" Well, a wowser is the critter.
nester, daughter, windies, tall tale, exaggeration, story, imagination, tales, Pecos Bill, tease, nesters
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
11
S. Omar Barker
The Clock of the Cowboy
The clock of the cowboy -- the stars overhead.
night-herding, roundup, sky, nighttime, guard, Big Dipper, North Star, polar star, tenderfoot, constellation, time, night watch
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
12
S. Omar Barker
A Cowboy's Christmas Prayer
I ain't much good at prayin', and You may not know me, Lord.
pray, God, church, plains, nature, gratitude, thankfulness, good will, Christ, Savior, Christianity, blessings, kindness, peace, freedom
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
13
S. Omar Barker
Memo on Mules
There ain't no use in talkin', when a feller rides a mule.
jackass, jassack, mount, horse, Kit Carson, tough critter