FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
FC 11 K-05
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
FC 11 K-05
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
FC 11 K-05
79
Henry Herbert Knibbs
The Cowboy's Ball
Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Tunin' up the fiddle.
dance, fiddle, cowboy, stomping, food, drink
Riders of the Stars
FC 11 K-05
81
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Pearl of the Atolls
Where coral atolls glimmered in the sun.
ocean, moon, silver, islands, pearl, sea, atoll
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
56
Ethel E. McIlwain
I Shall Not Go Again
I went back to the old farm today
change, home, family, memories, past
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
56
Elsie Ganskop
Forsaken Farm
Today while I was walking
past, North Dakota, home, house, memories
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
56
Evelyn M. Lenton
Christmas Greetings
Tis the time before Christmas
Christmas, North Dakota, New Year, Memories, farm, friends
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
57
Lorene M. Kvittum
The Rural School Teacher
Over the snow banks gaily she goes
schoolteacher, snow, cold, wind, school house, stove, warms, frosty, rural
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
58
Florence F. Renfrow
Homestead House
The farms grew up around them
farm, barns, time, past, memories, homestead shack
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
58
Florence F. Renfrow
Homestead House
The farms grew up around them
farms, past, farmhouse, memories, fall,
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
58
Pearl Teigen
Homesick
Take me back to North Dakota
North Dakota, childhood, past, lonely city, westbound train,
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
59
Yvonne M. Johnsgard
Dakota
Once you have lived in Dakota
heart, red river valley, badlands, summer sunsets, memories, beauty.
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
59
Mary E. Huffman
Dakota Land
There is something about Dakota
Dakota, paradise, god, magic, hospitality, friends, golden shore
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
59
Agnes Nelson Gronback
Memories
Evening, as the twilight falls
twilight, pioneer, homestead, past, old, Dakota, wind, memories, passed
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
60
Marvel I. Schimetz
twilight on the prairie
When the evening chores are over
evening, porch, time, memories, past, nature, star, twilight, sleep, coyote, peace, night, lonely.
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
60
Lydia J. Erickson
Wood smoke fantasy
A scent of smoke
smoke, home, past, food, tea
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
60
Evelyn Nienow Irwin
forsaken schoolhouse
Poor forsaken country schoolhouse
schoolhouse, past, time, students, dusty, walls, memories.
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
61
Martha Herman Bjornseth
The country in springtime
Sweet were the scenes and the sounds of the country
sweet, country, skies, freedom, babies, air, laughter, youth, autumn, flowers, waters, wheat field.
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
60
Alice Bredeson Aarhus
peddler woman
Along the winding road to Farmer Brown
Farmer Brown, dusty, peddler, something, sell, dangerous, money, scared, house
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
62
Sam Wilson
The blizzard February 5-10 78
It was on a Sunday when the wind began to rise and the clouds
wind, clouds, Sunday, snow, bad storm, sky, travelers, night, day, lights snowbanks, blizzard, machine, livestock, shelter, nature, weather, winter, survival.
Wild Prairie Roses: A Collection of Verse by North Dakotans
Shirley J. Mikkelson
FC 11 M-11
64
Florence F. Renfrow
Our Heritage
We just got tired of Grandma
Grandma, tales, stories, past, heritage, hardships, passing time