FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
29769 results found for "No Search Criteria Set"Book Title
Composer
Call #
Pages
Author
Poem Title
First Lines
Keywords
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
5
Jim Jennings
The Heart of a Cowboy
I love to ride along in spring.
riding, flowers, nature, dreaming, heart, sentiment, emotion
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
7
Jim Jennings
A Buffalo Skull
While riding down a little swale.
horn, head, skeleton, death, teeth
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
9
Jim Jennings
Springtime
Horses runnin' o'er the prairie.
pull leather, running, roundup, branding, spring
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
11
Jim Jennings
Prairie Music
There are some who like the operas.
music, singing, radio, coyote, howling
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
13
Jim Jennings
Tea for Two
I was workin' on Green River.
food, grub, eating, niece, female, girl, foodways, cooking, hungry, hunger, Chicago, city, west
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
71
Jim Jennings
Hopin'
We met on a ranch in Wyoming.
hope, hoping, east, west, woman, man, girlfriend, boyfriend, love, courting, guide, guest, proposal, city, leap year
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
73
Jim Jennings
Guidin'
I was guidin' on Sun River.
guide, guiding, 1942, dude, riding, saddle, hurdle, gear, east, west, practicality
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
76
Jim Jennings
You
You've made December seem like June.
spring, love, thoughts, December, Christmas, New Year
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
77
Jim Jennings
Little Jim's Musings
Dad has surely had me guessin'.
guessing, bride, marriage, child, boy, step-son, son, family, wife, dad, husband, stepson
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
79
Jim Jennings
Someone to Call Mom
I scarcely remember my real Mom you see.
mother, step-mother, stepmother, child, son, stepson, step-son, marriage, cook
Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse
FC 11 J-02
81
Jim Jennings
Almost a Man
Jim is surely growin' up.
growing up, aging, child, father, son, thirteen years old, boy
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
2
Bob Johnston
The Old Timer
What is an Old Timer you say?
Old Timers rodeo, Hyannis, bucked off, aging
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
8
Bob Johnston
A Comment on the Weather
I could see him coming for quite a ways, by the dust that his horse stirred up.
dry, water, drink, thirst, hot, weather, summer, heat waves, dust
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
7
Bob Johnston
Modernization or the Last Windmill
Electric power came through our country.
electricity, progress, change, town, city, power, fuse, windmills, water, drink, BW
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
6
Bob Johnston
Fall
Like old age, it first starts showing.
autumn, fleeting, time
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
5
Bob Johnston
Day Dream
Cattle grazing on a hill.
dream, past, buffalo, stream, change, pickup truck
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
4
Bob Johnston
The Life of a Cowboy
He is portrayed in movies and T.V.
TV, television, cowboying, work, occupation, job, reality, freedom, city, clean air, mountain
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
3
Bob Johnston
A Christmas Story -- 1950
It was Christmas eve and I was cold.
home, family, warmth, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Savior
Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding
FC 11 G-07
Bruce Grant
animals, pelts, not a poem or poetry, ropes, folkways, illustrations and information
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
9
Bob Johnston
Love at First Sight
Tall she was, and you might say statuesque.
breed, breeding, filly, Nebraska Bred, horse
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
9
Bob Johnston
Remembering
I met an old friend the other day.
memories, friends, friendship, past, aging, remember
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
10
Bob Johnston
The Sounds of Silence
Listen to the quiet.
silent, sound, noise, listening, nature, life, home, family
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
11
Bob Johnston
Dad and Me
When I was small you seemed so tall.
aging, old age, life cycles, child, father, parent
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
12
Bob Johnston
Self Portrait
He used to ride the bucking horse.
life, experience, memories, past
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
13
Bob Johnston
A Life Time More or Less
Youth: When all things are possible.
aging, stages of life, ages, youth, adult, old-age