FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

The Cowboy's Challenge

What makes a cowboy take on a horse

breaking, break, Concho

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

The Helpful Cow Dog

Ever have a stubborn colt?

Pepper, horse

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Showin' Horses

I was showin' horses one fine autumn day

showing, show, judge, judging, ribbon, winning, female, male

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

The Horse Trader

Trading horses is a hazardous occupation

sale, selling, load, loading

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Grow Up

Climbin' down from a broncy colt

climbing, growing up, manhood, aging, jobs, job

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Lonely Cowgirl

This little gal is soft and cute

female, girl, woman,

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Spontaneous Love

Spontaneous love is seldom found

female, kiss, sex, look out

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Hard Times

A cattleman works from day to day

occupation, work, lifestyle, economics, costs, money, expense

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

A Cowboy's Reshoeing

Now my boots were worn out clean to the ankle

clothing, clothes, shoe

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Resist All

Now I see a lot of dudes in town

hats, hat, cowboy hat, gear, clothes, clothing

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Levis

A cowboy's pants are Levi brand

clothes, clothing, pants, levis, jeans

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

The Breed That Wouldn't Die

Now, an Appaloosa is a special horse

Nez Perce, Native Americans, horses, Sioux, war, fighting

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

The Knot on the Ground

While walking through the woods one day

tree, gnarled trunk, wood, furniture

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

To My Parents

When I was young I couldn't see

parenting, children, child, aging, youth, son

The Cowboy Life in Short Stories and Poems

FC 11 M-19

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

A Cowboy's Lament

Dear Lord, a cowboy doesn't ask for much

need, prayer, test, spouse, wife, life

Training for Western Horse and Rider

FC 11 M-20

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

not a poem

Cattle King on the Green River: The Famly Life and Legends of Abner Luman

FC 11 M-21

Phyllis Luman Metal

not a poem, the family life and legends of Abner Luman, a cowboy king of the Upper Green River Valley in the Twenties

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

The Spirit of the Rider

The riders are dead, their ponies dust,

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

Westward Ho!

I swing to the saddle at busy Saint Joe

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

The Rockies

Up, up, I climb till the earth meets the sky

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

Handcart Pioneers

Where the Echo and Weber in confluence run

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

Song of the Saints

As the prophets foretold in the records of old

Mormons, god, pioneers, Utah

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

The Land of the Saints

Air kisses my face and my ears fairly hum

Utah, pioneers, Mormons

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

A Sunset on the Great Salt Sea

Of all the lands my eyes have ever seen

Utah, Salt Lake, Mormons

The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West

FC 11 M-22

Charles Rendell Mabey

The West and Romance

West, west, I speed, to the beckoning West

Utah, Mormons