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
89
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
89
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
89
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
89
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
90
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
92
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
93
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
94
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
15
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
16
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
20
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
23
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
28
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
30
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
33
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
36
Charles Rendell Mabey
The West and Romance
West, west, I speed, to the beckoning West
Utah, Mormons
The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West
FC 11 M-22
39
Charles Rendell Mabey
The Desert
The agents and redskins may lurk in my path
Utah, west
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
33
Chip O'Brien
Measured in Human Value
His lifeblood seeped through the hole in his chest
life, death, blood
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
34
Chip O'Brien
Never Give a Cowboy Credit
This all started when they sent me a MasterCard, for my good credit standin' or so they said
debt, credit cards, money
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
35
Chip O'Brien
Silent Bob
Ol' Noah got appointed ta build that big ol' ark o' wood
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
36
Chip O'Brien
How Do You Plead?
Yer Honor, a bee flew in muh cab, Tried to swat 'im with muh hat
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
37
Chip O'Brien
One Thing I Can't Do Without
Jes' one modern convenience I need, without it my survival will's gone
shower, clean
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
38
Chip O'Brien
Real Cowboys
Naw, real cowboys teamster trailer rigs, Don't listen to the mother folks