FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
23
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Far and Lonely Hill
Over on the Malibu we rode the range together.
age, death, riding, friendship, path, hill
Riders of the Stars
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25
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
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
28
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Sunlight
Sunlight, a colt from the ranges, glossy and gentle and strong.
horse, battle, range, death, fight, honor
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
31
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
Riders of the Stars
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34
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Outcast
With thrill of birds adown the dawn there came.
wolf, dog, fear, outcast, friend, hunger, lonely
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
36
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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38
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
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
40
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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43
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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45
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
FC 11 K-05
47
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Tramp
Yonder upon the road he stands.
tramp, travel, wander, dreams, adventure, quest, hope
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
49
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Trail to Glory
Could old Trail-to-Glory preach!
preach, death, bucking, sacrifice
Riders of the Stars
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51
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Yeabo's Adventure
There was no other trail to choose, so Yeabo, boldly venturing.
joke, farming, love, romance, vision, adventure
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
54
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Sheep
An undulating, dusty patch, they move.
sheep, herding, canyon, fleece, mountains, peace
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
56
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Eh, Johnny-Jo?
Just turn me loose on them hills a spell!
hills, saddle, bells, nature, language, travel, heaven
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
58
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Toby
Have you ever heard a fellow talking nonsense to a hoss.
horse, bronco, friendship, understanding, Arizona, lady, California
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
61
Henry Herbert Knibbs
That Inside Song
Bo, it's goin' to be hot all right!
sun, heat, grasshopper, grass, wind, feelings, coffee
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
63
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Old-Timer
Morning on the Malibu, mist across the ranges.
horse, tough, old age, riding, endurance, punching
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
65
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Fighting Parson
He was a right good man -- a parson, too.
fight, parson, words, preach, fists, religion, man, god, bishop
Riders of the Stars
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67
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Romance
No more, no more my blithe Romance.
love, romance, lost love, tomorrow, death
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
69
Henry Herbert Knibbs
I Knew a Boy
I knew a boy who, at the pasture gate.
urchin, boy, youth, age, tears, time, life
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
71
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Braves of the Hunt
Braves! that go out with your guides and gold and the polished tube of steel.
hunting, trap, sport, killing, gun, pain, fear, man
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
74
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Trail-Makers
North and west along the coast among the misty islands.
Alaska, ice, cold, freeze, famine, gold, death, dreams
Riders of the Stars
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77
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Idle Noon
Do you remember the camp we made as we nooned on the mesa-floor.
cedar tree, relaxation, melody, canyon, love, homeless
Riders of the Stars
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Cowboy's Ball
Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Tunin' up the fiddle.
dance, fiddle, cowboy, stomping, food, drink