FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Ernest Cox
Oh to be a Cowboy
I have never attended a college.
pollution, smog, city, cowboy, The Western Cowboy, dreaming
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Ernest Cox
Ode to Reelfoot Lake
I was on a picnic today with a friend.
lake, world, beauty, nature, Tiptonville Tennessee, fake, Reel foot, miracle, earthquake, sanctuary, eerie, dinosaur, sink, mystery
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Ernest Cox
The Bush-Whacker
I had just left the town of Elko.
lone, gunman, Mustang, recognized, clothes, disguise, crush, drink, water-hole
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Ernest Cox
God's Country Colorado
Have you ever paid a visit friend.
Colorado, beauty, God, Love, world, creation, Himself
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Ernest Cox
The Bull Dogger
He came riding into Butte one day.
Appaloosa, Rodeo, bull-dogging, half-breed, Cherokee, Indian, first place, dressed, stranger
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Ernest Cox
The Prospector
He was a cantankerous old cuss.
old, gold, donkey, rich, miner, prospector, Wonder, hungry,
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Ernest Cox
The Roper
He had just drifted into town one day.
tie and tails, prom, Austin, overly dressed, proud, rodeo, judge
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Ernest Cox
My Western Trek
I have always desired being a cowboy.
cowboy, west, scenery, beauty, mountains, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, western states, Old Faithful, Reel foot Lake
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Ernest Cox
The Bull Rider
He was born in Cattle Country.
rodeo, El Lobo, Brahma bull, bull riding, horn, bruise, bleeding, style, best
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Ernest Cox
Bronc Buster
Dragging my carcass out of bed.
Elko, Spud, Star Valley, job, bronc buster, Mustang, fancy
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Ernest Cox
Bounty Hunter
He stepped down from the Stagecoach.
stagecoach, saloon, gambler, cards, quick-draw, poker, shot, bullet, outlaw, gun, frown, grin
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Ernest Cox
The Scout
He was tall, lean and tanned.
scout, war party, Sioux, Indians, honery
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Ernest Cox
Epic of Lewis Hardy
Lewis left the town of Boston one day.
Lewis Hardy, city, West, ranch, Boston, trek, Texas, Lady, foreman, married, marry
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Ernest Cox
Share-Cropper's Son
I was born a, Share-cropper's Son.
farming, share-cropping, Depression, crop, love, poor
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Ernest Cox
Chuck-Wagon Chef
He was born down on the Brazos.
Mother, cook, sew, misfit, chuck wagon, Boss, woman
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Ernest Cox
The Barrel Racer
Now I don't know much about Cowgirls.
cowgirls, tight jeans, barrel racing, cook, rope, range, horsemanship, rodeo
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Ernest Cox
My Dream Fulfilled
I have always been a dreamer.
dream, cowboy, Western movie, beauty, nature, West
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Ernest Cox
The Day the Earth Shook
The day arrived as many others.
San Francisco, earthquake, devastation, time, end, God, warning
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Carl Sandburg
The Windy City
The lean hands of wagon men
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Carl Sandburg
Washington Monument by Night
The stone goes straight
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Carl Sandburg
And So To-day
And so to-day--they lay him away--
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Carl Sandburg
Black Horizons
Black horizons, come up
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Carl Sandburg
Sea Slant
On up the sea slant
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Carl Sandburg
Upstream
The strong men keep coming on
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Carl Sandburg
Four Steichen Prints
The earth, the rock and the oil of the earth