FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

The Thick and the Thin of It

All day long I cut the hay.

haying, swather, machinery, equipment, cutting hay, baler, wind, blow

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

Bad Neighbors

Every neighborhood has one of these.

neighbor, fences, fence, broken fence, livestock, grass, pasture, strays, mending

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

The Lonesome Close of Day

It comes down to that time of day.

alone, loneliness, solitude, home, family, longing

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

Chore Time

It's time for chores and the cow isn't in.

milk cow, milch, cantankerous, father, youth, family, child

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

My Milk Cow

I shut the cow in with a bang and a rattle.

milk, milch, mud, mess, bucket, milking, clean, manure, smell, odor, humor

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

In My Mind

In my mind I'm sittin' in.

solace, solitude, mountain, pine tree, beauty, peace, rock

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

There is Home

Where the mighty pine tree grows tall.

home, Douglas, Wyoming

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

Rattlesnakes and Tourists

We have a mountain pasture.

rattlesnake, snake, cattle, pasture, litter, keep out sign, trespassing, trespasser

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

Nosey's Way to Hunt

There's great excitement in the air.

hunting season, deer, no trespassing, trespasser, keep out, hunter

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

Nosey and His Snow machine

"Whee! Look what I do," Nosey cries.

skidoo, snow machine, noise, weekend, snow, winter, crowds, people

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

Rancher's Bible

Each rancher's got a hand book.

handbook, records, record book

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

The Old Ranch Truck

Sometimes when you start her up.

pickup, farm truck

I've Been There Too: Real Cowboy Poetry Describing Real Wyoming Ranch Life

FC 11 H-22

Terry Henderson

Marvelous Cure

Gathered some cows in the heat of the day.

work, tired, exhaustion, dance, dancing, energy

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Daddy

Daddy was a saw mill man.

sawmill, blades, hearing, family, children, father

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Mother

We all have had a mother.

Christianity, belief, Eve, Eden, motherhood, prayer, God, religion

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Mother's Love

Mothers love their children.

children, motherhood, mother, love, god, belief, family

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Gee Gee

I have not known my Gee Gee long.

family, grandmother, mother, grandfather, child, children

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Hayseed

I wish I was a cowboy.

west, westerner, country boy, boot, clothing, jeans, levis, cowboy boots, leather coat, clothes

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Stories

There are a great many stories.

storytelling, people, tales

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

My Teddy Bear

I used to have a teddy bear.

foster child, foster care, toy

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Remembrance

It's just a note to let you know..

memories, past, life, smiles, smiling

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Living Legend

Folks say I am a "has been."

work, life, ability, abilities, job

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

The Face in the Bathroom Sink

I came home drunk last Friday night.

alcohol, drink, sin, sick, sickness, throw up, vomit

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

Silver Valley

In Idaho's mountains.

silver, mine, ore, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, mining, valley, river, mountains

Harry Tales: Volume I

FC 11 H-23

Les Harry

The Mountain

As I look out my window.

mountain, creator, beauty, nature, view, scene, scenery