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
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
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
14
S. Omar Barker
Cow Country
Here is a country still unplowed.
land, nature, canyon, dry, plains, faith
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
15
S. Omar Barker
Manana
Manana is a Spanish word most folks would like to borrow.
procrastination, tomorrow, siesta, nap
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
16
S. Omar Barker
The Empty Bunk
Ol' Charley's boots with saggin' heels stand empty by his bunk.
gear, material culture, parody on death, Bar G, marriage, honeymoon, love, humor, bunkhouse, friendship, pardners, bride, groom, longing
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
17
S. Omar Barker
Tackin' on the Shoes
Of all the ol' back-achin' jobs a cowpoke's got to do.
bronc, horse shoeing, occupational lore, patience, sweat, muscle, cowboy, strength, work, swear, swearing, swear words, hammer, nail, occupation
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
18
S. Omar Barker
A Frontier Wife
She saw them crawling, closing in.
settler, homestead, homesteader, woman, wife, gun, Indians, Apache, shot, bullet, traditional roles, housewife, message, Mrs. Stevens, note, buckshot, attack, fight, gunfight, humor
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
19
S. Omar Barker
Buckaroo's Brew
Now here is a recipe, time-tried and true.
chuck wagon, coffee, foodways, strong coffee, humor
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
20
S. Omar Barker
Cowboy Independence
The hired-man-on-hossback is one kind of cuss.
hired hand, horseback riding, work, wages, wrangling, wrangler, boss
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
21
S. Omar Barker
Rain on the Range
When your boots are full of water and your hat brim's all a-drip.
work, occupation, gear, wet, cold, job, punching cattle, shelter, misery, occupational hazard, town
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
22
S. Omar Barker
Frontier Doctor
There were cowboys bold in the frontier West.
settle, settling the West, brave, bravery, gun, medicine, doc, frontier, black bag, lifesaving