FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
72
D. W. Groethe
Winter Light
I have never cared for winter light.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
73
D. W. Groethe
Lifting a Glass to Summer
Cascading, Through a torrent of homemade chokecherry wine,
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
74
D. W. Groethe
So Here I am Diggin'
So here I am diggin' at twenty below
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
75
D. W. Groethe
Nothing Rhymes with Lutefisk
Nothing rhymes with lutefisk I have searched, Lord, I have tried
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
76
D. W. Groethe
Comin' Home
It's three a.m. and near forty below.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
78
D. W. Groethe
The passing
I heard (through quiet whispers) of your passing.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
80
D. W. Groethe
Just Like a Chinook
She come on strong and warm and totally unexpected.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
82
D. W. Groethe
Cracks
Crackin' the window; crack in the wall, crack of a bat on an old baseball.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
83
D. W. Groethe
Late One Evening'
It's one a' them nights when coyote howls
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
85
D. W. Groethe
I suppose Some Folks Would Say
I suppose some folks would say it's slime.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
86
D. W. Groethe
Geezer Poem #3
And their age "to bed" meant to sleep.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
87
D. W. Groethe
He was a Cattleman
Since time beyond thought it's been cattle and men.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
88
D. W. Groethe
When Spring breaks on the prairie
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
89
D. W. Groethe
If
If we'd circled west and not to the east, when out taggin' calves today.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
90
D. W. Groethe
The Fence
When it comes to vexation and ire nothin' gets my dander higher
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
93
D. W. Groethe
Traeger's Dilemma
It was one a' them years when the snow piled high
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
94
D. W. Groethe
Bless
The bull hangs from the loader bucket.
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
32
Owen J. Barton
Mountains
God musta' made the mountains.
beauty, nature, peace, canyon, ridges, belief, Moses, religion, valley, prayer, fresh air, pure, clean, city, country
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
34
Owen J. Barton
My Kind of Country
This is a great country.
United States, nation, God, religion, belief, melting pot, freedom, patriot, patriotic, liberty, Constitution, free, government, democracy, stars and stripes, flag, banner, Thanksgiving, history, westward movement, Mississippi, trappers, miners, settler, Mormons, pioneers, railroad, Promontory Point, golden spike, Indians, reservation, Jarbidge, Bureau, USA, U.S.A.
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
37
Owen J. Barton
My Old Foss Saddle
My old saddle almost seems.
gear, leather, rawhide, saddletree, 1939, saddle maker, saddle maker, tack, stirrups, stirrups, neat foot oil, worn, dally, belief, afterlife, Devil, Hell, pearly gates, Satan, heaven, death
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
39
Owen J. Barton
My Ole' Stetson
When you look upon this old Stetson hat.
My Ol' Stetson, my old Stetson, dress, clothing, Diamond A, St. Peter
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
40
Owen J. Barton
Rodeo Cowboys and Real Cowboys
A cowboy is an awesome sight.
bronco busting, bronc riding, bronc busting, eight seconds, roping, dollars, money, make a living, clothes, clothing, dress, riding the range, arena, bulldogging, chute, stray, horse, cows, work, occupation, occupational lore, doctoring, sick, sickness, scours, profession, hard times , luck
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
44
Owen J. Barton
Shipping Time
In the Fall comes shipping time.
autumn, market, cattle, roundup, round up, clothing, cold, dress, weather, north wind, chill, storm, cutting cattle, bulls, stray, herd, truck, canyon, corral, milling, cows, calves, buyers, buyer, money, bills to pay, steak, meat, barbecue, chops
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
47
Owen J. Barton
Spick
I once owned a real nice horse.
bay, shiny, pride, ride, sire, race horse, buck, bucking, saddle, cinch, run, lope, gallop, trade, nag, range
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
51
Owen J. Barton
Springtime on the Diamond A
I've rode the Diamond A desert.
ride, trails, seasons, spring, flowers, smell, odor, scent, grass, calves, cows, Garden of Eden