FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Shallows of the Ford
Did you ever wait for day light when the stars along the river.
morning, river, snow, posse, outlaw, friendship, mercy, law
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Riders Of The Stars
Twenty abreast down the Golden Street ten thousand riders marched.
riders, death, Pearly Gate, stars, night-herding, God,
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Largo
Bought him of the Navajos -- shadow of a pony.
pony, pedigree, speed, reliable, Navajos
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Chance
Sixty miles from a homestead, straight as the crow can fly.
dog, faithful, rattle snake, death, fight
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Mesa Magic
"Speakin' general of hosses, in a kind of offhand way."
horse, sunset, desert, magic, Arizona, night, courtship
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Desert
'T was the lean coyote told me, baring his slavish soul.
desert, coyote, thirst, water hole, rain, death, dreams
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Last of the Cavaliers
Nevermore shall the range ring as once when ye loped along.
memories, song, water-hole, cavalier, girls, hero
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Far and Lonely Hill
Over on the Malibu we rode the range together.
age, death, riding, friendship, path, hill
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Ranger and the Bear
Up in the high Sierras, where they overlook the Kern.
riding, ranger, grizzly, cubs, fight, gun, polite
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Sunlight
Sunlight, a colt from the ranges, glossy and gentle and strong.
horse, battle, range, death, fight, honor
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Roan Cayuse
Colt she was when I spied her, stray on the open range.
wild, starvation, barb-wire, horse, mountain, lady, loyalty, tame
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Outcast
With thrill of birds adown the dawn there came.
wolf, dog, fear, outcast, friend, hunger, lonely
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Killer
Got to kill to live...that's right...
murder, killing, guns, outlaw, drink, sheriff, law
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Apuni Oyis (Butterfuly Lodge)
There's a lodge in Arizona where the rugged pines are marching.
Blackfoot, Indians, pines, stories, magic, mountains, dreams, memories
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Peace of the Hills
Up in the mighty hills where the breeze of the sea.
castle, dreams, peace, hills, Parnassus, journey
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Quest
Morning wakes the meadowlark, a down the field he's singing.
love, tears, mountains, dreams, land, nature, loneliness
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Glorious Fool
Christ save me from half-hearted men.
life, cause, adventure, emotion, glory, memory, praise, strength
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Tramp
Yonder upon the road he stands.
tramp, travel, wander, dreams, adventure, quest, hope
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Trail to Glory
Could old Trail-to-Glory preach!
preach, death, bucking, sacrifice
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Yeabo's Adventure
There was no other trail to choose, so Yeabo, boldly venturing.
joke, farming, love, romance, vision, adventure
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Sheep
An undulating, dusty patch, they move.
sheep, herding, canyon, fleece, mountains, peace
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Eh, Johnny-Jo?
Just turn me loose on them hills a spell!
hills, saddle, bells, nature, language, travel, heaven
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
Toby
Have you ever heard a fellow talking nonsense to a hoss.
horse, bronco, friendship, understanding, Arizona, lady, California
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
That Inside Song
Bo, it's goin' to be hot all right!
sun, heat, grasshopper, grass, wind, feelings, coffee
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Old-Timer
Morning on the Malibu, mist across the ranges.
horse, tough, old age, riding, endurance, punching