FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Rhymes of the Ranges
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119
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Hoss Round Up
The circle is throwed and yore closin' in.
round up, riding, broncho band
Rhymes of the Ranges
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121
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Law Steps In
It's lonesome down here in the bunk-house tonight.
law. lonesome, friendship, justice
Rhymes of the Ranges
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122
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Duel
Old Pan Handle Johnny was quick on the draw.
duel, fight, betting
Rhymes of the Ranges
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123
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Muley Steer
If there ever was a critter.
hornless cow, cow punching
Rhymes of the Ranges
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125
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Dutch Oven
You mind that old oven so greasy and black.
dutch oven, cooking, trail food
Rhymes of the Ranges
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126
Bruce Kiskaddon
That Little Blue Roan
Most all of you boys have rode hosses like that.
Rhymes of the Ranges
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127
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Bell Mare
She was nothin' much to look at, that there old flea bitten gray.
memories, bell mare, reliable
Rhymes of the Ranges
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128
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Bundle Stiff
Can you feature a man with no home and no neighbors.
work, bundle stiff, wander
Rhymes of the Ranges
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Bruce Kiskaddon
The Homesteader
The homesteader landed with all of his tools.
homesteader, home, poverty, work
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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5
Andy Wilkinson
All That Cities Have Forgot
Don't go looking for that river; Where Charlie Goodnight stood and watched.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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6
Andy Wilkinson
I Come for the River
Southwest of the Plaza, in downtown Dallas, By the railroad tracks on the triple underpass.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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7
Andy Wilkinson
A Sadly-Scripted Part
Young Goodnight was the Ranger scout; Who'd cut the sign before the rout.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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9
Andy Wilkinson
White Woman's Clothes
In the moon you call December, On the river you call the Pease.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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11
Andy Wilkinson
Of Men of Vision
The Goodnight-Loving Trail was tough, The risks were great, the going rough.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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12
Andy Wilkinson
Crossing the Pecos
We rounded up our longhorn beeves, Fat and pretty, as you please.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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14
Andy Wilkinson
The Pecos, From Castle Gap
The river, seen from a distance, is not; A river, just the shadow of the blueprint.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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15
Andy Wilkinson
An Eye on the Boss
From the Cross Timbers down through the Buffalo Gap, 'Round Chadbourne and over the Concho.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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18
Andy Wilkinson
Song for Molly, Mary Ann
Can a man love a woman without singin' a song, Love her with an ordinary heart?
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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19
Andy Wilkinson
Charles Goodnight First Looking Into Palo Duro Canyon
He ran him the last mile, then pulled up short; Of the brittle rim, loosed the reins and eased.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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20
Andy Wilkinson
Power in the Wind
It was cold in the Palo Duro; In the winter of seventy-eight.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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22
Andy Wilkinson
Horseback on the Ilano Estacado
The wind is the oldest river, rhythmic, Unceasing, infinite, the pulse of God.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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23
Andy Wilkinson
A Woman's Life
The wind blows day and night through the canyon, Never stopping at the door.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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24
Andy Wilkinson
Driving at Night on the Plains
Driving at night on the Plains is a dream, A dream in glitter and black gasoline.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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25
Andy Wilkinson
Standing Deer's Lament
Mi compadre, Buenas Noches, Goodnight, my old friend.
Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song
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26
Andy Wilkinson
A Kingdom of the Cowboy Tribe
It is a legendary ranch; Within a legendary place.