FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
14
Bob Johnston
If I Had Three Wishes
I would wish for you some elbow room.
wish, space, adversity, sunrise, sharing
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
14
Bob Johnston
Art Show
Photographs of faces.
photo, photograph, pictures, artist, paintings, art, model, whiskey, drink, face, wrinkles, character, suffering
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
15
Bob Johnston
Do You Bite the Hand That Feeds You
Why do you say "Farmer" in that peculiar way.
farming, occupation, respect, work, land, class, belief, God
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
16
Bob Johnston
The Waiting Room
When you go in harm's way My Son.
fear, pain, God, belief, father, son, parent
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
17
Bob Johnston
What's the Matter With Grandpa
He wanders around like he might be lost.
grandfather, work, change, aging, loneliness, lonesome, lonely, toys, fixing things
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
18
Bob Johnston
I Have a Question
Do we worship what we do not understand?
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
19
Bob Johnston
The Eagle's Nest
Deep in the valley I lived there for years.
dark, darkness, light, courage, sunshine, valley, struggle, strength