FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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There Ain't Much Romance in the Life of Us Cows
FC 11 J-09
22
Bill Jones
The Rebate King
Sooner or later you run out of luck.
rebate, tricked, finances
There Ain't Much Romance in the Life of Us Cows
FC 11 J-09
25
Bill Jones
Livin' in the Wasteland
I work for this dude outfit.
television, contentedness, wilderness
There Ain't Much Romance in the Life of Us Cows
FC 11 J-09
28
Bill Jones
The Cook's Revenge
Cookin' ain't no easy job.
cooking, skunk, revenge
Dad Munn and Family: A Homesteader and Sage Driver of Baker County, Oregon
FC 11 H-15
Phyllis Munn Hopkins
A Homesteader and Stage Driver of Baker County, Oregon --Orrin Lee Munn
not poetry, history of family, west, folklore, culture, parents, stories, essays, illustrations and photographs
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
7
Olephia "Leafy" King
Nevada Memories
Thoughts built from a life-time in Nevada.
Nevada, nature, beauty
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
8
Olephia "Leafy" King
Monitor Valley
Away out in Monitor Valley.
mountains, dreams, cowgirl, memories
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
10
Olephia "Leafy" King
Reminiscing
I met and married a cowboy.
mountains, memories, family, peace
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
12
Olephia "Leafy" King
Keno the Cow horse
'Taws a warm day in September.
cow horse, love, friendship, death
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
14
Olephia "Leafy" King
The Indian Pinks Still Wave
Last Night as I sat by my window.
flash flood, Indians, flowers, death, sacrifice, love
The Good Old Boys
Elmer Kelton
FC 11 K-09
Elmer Kelton
not poetry, story, life, decisions
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
16
Olephia "Leafy" King
Monitor Roundup
Another old cow-hand has left us.
death, Nevada, memories, food, foodways, cowhand
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
18
Olephia "Leafy" King
Thinking
Many times as I've roamed through the mountains.
God, belief, Jesus, Christ, Savior, gratitude
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
20
Olephia "Leafy" King
Prospector Bill
There's a vacant hut in the mountains.
gold, prospecting, mining, past, bottles, antiques
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
22
Olephia "Leafy" King
The Bottle Hound
You get up bright and early.
antiques, bottles, dig, shovel
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
24
Olephia "Leafy" King
Springtime in Nevada
When the golden sun is sinking.
beauty, nature, Nevada
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
26
Olephia "Leafy" King
Lonely Saddles
The hills have shed their silvery coats.
spring, nature, roundup, death, friendship, Great Divide
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
28
Olephia "Leafy" King
When the Lupine Blooms Again
On a morning bright and clear.
hunt, hunting, deer, gun, venison, buck, judge
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
30
Olephia "Leafy" King
Nevada Blizzard
High up on the ancient mountains.
winter, snow, warm, cold
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
32
Olephia "Leafy" King
Desert Whirlwind
It was just a little desert whirlwind.
dust, prospector, wind, sand storm
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
34
Olephia "Leafy" King
Flowers
The roses have faded.
seasons, spring, robin
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
35
Olephia "Leafy" King
He's Coming
Lift up your voice! Sing praises to our God!
religion, belief, Jesus, God, Christianity, second coming
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
36
Olephia "Leafy" King
Pinkey the Mustang
He was born below White Rock Canyon.
horse, cow horse
Western Poems
FC 11 K-01
38
Olephia "Leafy" King
The Drifting Stranger
As the sun sank low o'er the Monitor Hills.
drifter, cowhand, sketching, drawing, pictures, artist, art
Western Poems, No. 2
FC 11 K-02
12
Olephia "Leafy" King
After the Rain
I belong to the ranges.
occupational lore, mustang, horse
Western Poems, No. 2
FC 11 K-02
14
Olephia "Leafy" King
Coonie
Far out on the range of Nevada.
Indian, cowboy