FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
31
Les Harry
Good News
Each morning after rising.
newspaper, pessimism, bad news, problems, headlines, Bible, belief, religion, Jesus Christ, Christianity
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
32
Les Harry
He Carried My Cross
He carried my cross along winding streets.
Calvary, Jesus Christ, crucify, crucifixion, religion, belief, Christianity, suffering, savior
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
33
Les Harry
Thoughts
I would not put a good thought down.
belief, religion, Jesus Christ, Christianity
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
34
Les Harry
The Son of God
Jesus the Christ was born that night.
Jesus Christ, Christianity, belief, religion
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
35
Les Harry
Easter Truths
Atop a hill called Calvary.
crucify, crucifixion, Jesus Christ, belief, religion, Christianity, resurrection
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
36
Les Harry
To a Lady
We all have known fine ladies.
wife, wives, female, females, Statue of Liberty, patriotism, nationalism, United States of America, USA, nation, America
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
37
Les Harry
A Tax Payers Lament
I got my pay check Friday.
taxes, money, paycheck, work, job, employment, welfare
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
38
Les Harry
The Flag
When I survey this flag of ours.
nation, America, USA, United States, country, patriotism, patriot, nationalism
Harry Tales: Volume I
FC 11 H-23
40
Les Harry
Sunshine and Sorrow
It was a beautiful day, that second of May.
Sunshine Mine disaster, mining, 1972, silver, fire
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
1
Alma Hanson
Winning the West
The fair western terrain was not won in a moon.
settlers, settlement, history, past
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
1
Phyllis Chapman
Sacajawea at Three Forks
There rise the mountains of my home, at last.
Charbonneau, Lewis and Clark, Shoshone, Indian, explorers
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
2
Marguerite M. Mulberry
Sagebrush Saint
The swaying trees, the starts, were one with him.
Chief Joseph, Indian, Native Americans
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
2
Cleo Carley Harris
Quondam Wagon wheels
All dry, white-bleached, you lean against the fence, alone.
change, history, wagon, wheels, past
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
3
Jennie Brown Rawlins
The West
The west is a rugged young giant.
history, past
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
4
Asel B. Brodt
The Desert Sun
The old Prospector, called a Desert Rat.
night, heat, creatures, wildlife
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
5
Margaret Munk
The Cost of Calamity
No one can say for sure what there was between the big lumberjack and Miss Blue's carriage horse.
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
14
Saul Fullmer
Nester's Courtship
It was morning in mid April.
epic, Idaho, wind, wheat, farming, baseball, Camas, golden girl, male, female, farmer
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
28
Edna Hickman Day
Women Must Weep
Disaster's whistle loosed its strident tongue.
miners, mining, cave-in, mine disaster, rescue, wives, wife, tears, crying
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
29
Edna Hickman Day
Ching Chong Chinaman
Old Lady Ling washed in a wooden tub.
Chinese, west, laundry, mining, miners, youth, boy, tease
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
30
Alberta Deans
Stately Jewel Box
Idaho is a majestic jewel box.
state, gemstones, gems, land
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
30
Alma Hanson
The Tragedy at Wilson, Wyoming
"Wilson Branch, Jackson Hole," called the clerk as he finished the roll-call of Sunday schools in eastern Idaho and Jackson Hole
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
34
Agnes Just Reid
Medicine Lodge
Medicine Lodge where the Indians went.
nature, out-of-doors, outdoors, health, Indian, Native Americans
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
34
Margaret R. Weeks
Reprieve of the Chief
I saw him first upon a wooded hill.
stag, deer, wildlife, hunting, rifle
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
35
Adah Lempke
Trumpeter Swans
Once thunderous flocks of swans winged high.
birds, hunting, feathers, endangered species, wildlife, preservation, Idaho
Our West to You
Idaho Writers League
FC 11 I-01
35
Lola Guderjohn
Western Grandeur
I stood where all the world lay at my feet.
wind, nature, valley, peace, memories, birds, wilderness