FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

Rhymes of the Ranges

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Old West

When folks think of the places and times they like best.

change, progress, regulations, rules, law, freedom, independence, responsibility, religion, belief

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Rifle

You can talk of the flag that our ancestors bore.

frontier, politics, settlers, pioneers, history, Indians, soldiers, heritage, settlement

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Balky Hoss

The pleasant recollections is the ones that mostly last.

memories, mistakes, horse, personality

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Sour Dough Bucket

I reckon old pardner, the memory still lives.

sourdough, food, foodways, chuck, biscuits, bread, bakery, cook

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Stampede

The afterglow fades and the daylight is failing.

singing, cattle, thunder

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Bruce Kiskaddon

Taking it Easy

Some folks gets lowd in a crowd.

noise, loud, throwed, fall

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Drifter

I'll bet there's some feller you all recollect.

hand, handyman

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Man on the Fence

There's a man that I would speak about, you see him every where.

talk, conversation, opinion, action, observer

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Parsons Shot Gun Chaps

"In the early day," as the settlers say.

shotgun, Colorado, parson, quicksand, bog, preacher, pants, clothing

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Lost Flannins

Old greasy John Blair had a shootin' affair.

1893, clothing, underwear, red flannel underwear, Hell, gunfight, gun fight, argument, disagreement

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Time To Decide

Did you ever stand on the ledges.

edges, country, land, plateau, vista, earth, land, decision making

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Cow Boy's Dream

A cow boy and his trusty pal.

cowboy, corral, camping, heaven, sleep, death, wings, angel, judge, male, female, buckaroo, hell

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Old Night Hawk

I am up tonight in the pinnacles bold.

night guarding, storytelling, chance, memories, work, time, aging

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The New Gun

'Twas by express I came to you.

Colt, mail order, .45 caliber

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Bruce Kiskaddon

To Those Who Have Gone Before

They were comrades in hours of gladness.

comrades, friends, character

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Mexican Mule

If you want to learn stuff that they don't teach at school.

education, jackass, burro, trouble

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Running Iron

I have kept this running iron that an old friend handed me.

branding, tool, versatility

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The New Mexico Stray

'Twas a year ago he came from New Mexico.

buckaroo, bucking, friends, respect, ride, skill

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Creak of the Leather

It's likely that you can remember.

corral, December, cold, winter, saddle, sound, memories

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Bruce Kiskaddon

They Don't Change

It's a proverb you've heard in the plain spoken words.

horses, people,

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Bruce Kiskaddon

Wet Boots

A cowboy goes onder a turrible strain.

clothing, gear, fitting

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Long Horn Speaks

The old long horn looked at the prize winning steer.

cattle, breeds, hardiness, animal

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Tinker

There is one sort of cow hand that never is idle.

gear, equipment, fix, mend, spare parts,

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Bruce Kiskaddon

When the Stove Didn't Draw

Widder Johnson was courted by Andy MaGee.

courtship, murder, handyman, stovepipe,

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Bruce Kiskaddon

What a Shame

He Started to the round up with eight hosses in his string.

wreck, night herding, horse, pack,