FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Ode to the Mountains
Behold yon distant, noble, mountain range, Whose rugged peaks reach toward the sky, Defying time it stands with little change; As centuries go marching by.
purple majesty, the creator, belief, landscape
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Mirages of the Plains
Mirages, phantom dancers of the western plains; Deceivers, in the days of wagon trains.
illusions, lakes, wagon train, pioneers
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Sunrise from a High Mountain Top
Cocks crow at dawn when God, each morn, renews; His first command.
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
The Silver Rim
Glum were the riders when the camp was pitched; In heart of the wilderness, Riding through rain and fog all day; Had wrought an unhappy stress.
pitch camp, new day, dawn
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Our Golden Wedding Day
Though trips may be short they are sure to seem long; When travel companions turn out to be wrong.
spouse, marriage, wife
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Tomorrow We Will Go Again
Just fifty years ago today, as I recall, I took my bride where wildflowers bloom and trees grow tall.
marriage, love, wife, pack
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Our Lord's Bouquets
When a youth in life's prime or an innocent child; Is called by the Lord to a home in the sky.
afterlife, religion, belief
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
The Four Calls of the Wilderness
When the wilderness calls on a bright spring day, Though a job is finished and deadline's near.
spring, summer, fall, winter, seasons
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Bovine Osculation
When I was young and lived out on a mountain farm; Timidity made me allergic to girl's charm.
courtship, dating, girlfriend, youth, neighbors
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
The Grizzly Bear
The grizzly bear is royal game, To be hunted with caution and care.
wild animal
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Don Coyote
Don Coyote roams the country far and wide, Plaintive yelping thrills and chills at dusk and dawn.
wild animal
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Old-Timer's Reminiscence
Nowadays we all go to the rodeo show; To watch the bronc riding and roping.
bronc busting, bronco busting, bygone days, reminisce
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Doc. Keane's Wilderness Trail Ride
Nearly fifty years was old Doc Keane, As good a doctor as you've seen; Expert old fisherman for trout.
fishing, medicine, doctor
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Paradoxical Accessory
It's just a lovely lady's bra, It never yet has broke the law.
humor, wearing apparel, clothing, female, feminine, woman, women, breast, knockers, bosom, boobs
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
A Good Investment
Of all investments the I know; Just one will never miss.
love, kissing
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
The Rest Cure or Hell Ain't Necessarily Fire and Brimstone
Bill worked like mad throughout his life, About it griped with zest.
humor, work
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Why I Love Little Children
My love for children knows no bound, I love to have the tykes around.
mother
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
My New Year Resolutions
My New Year's resolutions stink, No matter how I make 'em.
resolution
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Experience Versus Youth
At sixty-five they turned me out; Like a worn out horse to graze.
retirement, aging, old-age
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Exile
Sing me the songs of the wilderness, The songs of the mountain bowers.
nature, wilderness
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Elliott S. Barker
It May Be -- But --
They say that a dog is man's very best friend, But when a high mountain I have to ascend.
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
FC 11 B-01
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Elliott S. Barker
Horseback Riding
The exercise guaranteed best for one's health, Is riding a horse, if one's poor or has wealth.
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
My Hearing Aid and I
I'm deaf and use and instrument to hear, And yet I'm better off than most, that's clear.
aging, ears
A Medley of Wilderness and Other Poems
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Elliott S. Barker
Oh, No!
Old soldiers never die, they say, They just retire and fade away.
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Elliott S. Barker
Treed by A Grizzly Bear
Come listen my friends and I'll tell you how and where; I got myself treed by a she grizzly bear.
Golden Bull trophy, New Mexico liar contest