FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
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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
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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
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
20
Bob Johnston
The Happy Hour
The Bar is dark and intimate.
wine, alcohol, drink, drunk, drunk tank, arrest, arrested, drunk driving, bail, probation, jail, driver's license
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
22
Bob Johnston
The Harlot Alcohol
She came to me in my youth.
drink, alcoholic, drunk, drunkard, temptation
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
23
Bob Johnston
The Face in the Mirror
Time has walked across this face.
time, whisky, whiskey, drink, weathering, aging, razor, shaving, bloodshot eyes
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
24
Bob Johnston
Don't Wait
The tree of life grew in my yard.
aging, care, life, tree, shade
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
25
Bob Johnston
Spring
The earth awakens from its annual sleep.
change, seasons, colt, breeding, earthquake, California
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
26
Bob Johnston
North Dakota
I traveled your western border in the spring.
seasons, change, land, state
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
27
Bob Johnston
The Panhandle of Nebraska
Like the Bastard Son of a Feudal King.
taxes, tax, Wyoming, elections, politics, location, state
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FC 11 J-03
28
Bob Johnston
Scotts Bluff Monument
You've stood here for a thousand years.
butte, mountain, land, land forms, permanence, strength, time
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
29
Bob Johnston
Nebraska
She lies like a wrinkled blanket.
state, place, land
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
29
Bob Johnston
Friend
Like old slippers that have been gnawed and nibbled by the pup, pounced on, played with, left hidden under the bed until really needed, a friend is comfortable.
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
30
Bob Johnston
A Tale of Two Pitchers
Two pitchers were made the self same day.
life, usefulness, clay, pewter, dents, pieces, experience
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
33
Bob Johnston
An Easter Story
Did you buy a new Easter bonnet.
Jesus Christ, Christianity, religion, belief, savior, savior
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
35
Bob Johnston
The Will to Win
You can train your body until it hurts.
training, skills, growth, life, challenge, need
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FC 11 J-03
35
Bob Johnston
To My Grandson Kasey at a Bad Time
You have done your best you've stood the test.
winning, losing, win, lose, grandson, grandfather, grandpa, family
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
36
Bob Johnston
An Open Letter to a Friend
I see by the paper you're still tilting at windmills, maligning missiles, still praying for peace.
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
37
Bob Johnston
The Empty Nest
A boy of twenty, but man tall, with a wife and all the accouterments of an adult.
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
40
Bob Johnston
The Peacemakers
This story is in response to a letter I received inviting me on August 6th to march to a missile site in Banner County, Nebraska, to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima and protest the MX missile.
Stories and Poems
FC 11 J-03
42
Bob Johnston
As I See Myself
I still see myself as a young energetic man with worlds to conquer, but due to physical limitations I've turned from mastering bad horses to turning them into congenial companions of man.