FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
52
Baxter Black
The Mechanical Cowboy
A ringy ol' cow can make me so mad.
anger, slipping clutch, mechanical things, nagging wife, annoying twitch, jacks, bolts, Phillips screwdriver, sprockets, tire, change a tire, baler, auger, motors, electrical breakers, clippers, wheel, wrench, clumsy, Adam of Olde, struggle, fighting technology
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
53
Baxter Black
My 10 Most Unforgettable Experiences of 1981 - no poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
54
Baxter Black
Training Horses - no poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
56
Baxter Black
The Coyote
Take him for what he's worth, nothing more, nothing less.
understanding animals, defend the coyote, New Jersey coast, complaints, misunderstanding, critter, extinction, shoot coyotes, God's creatures, jail, weaklings, youngsters, lambs, calves, wily, clever, keen, homicidal, sadistic, demented, mean, description of a coyote, good, bad, cockroach, rat, fly
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
62
Baxter Black
Classified Ads: Interpreted - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
64
Baxter Black
Sandhill Savior
In the sandhills of Nebraska stands a monument of wills.
rolling hills, buffalo, grass, whiteface calf, beauty, greed, need for food, meat, fertile farmland, Platte, settler, cowboys, respect for the land, land, earth, nature, reverence, Indians, water, importance of water, windmills, prosperity, The ford, Hyannis, Valentine, Rose, prairie grass, Nebraska highway twenty, state road eighty-three
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
65
Baxter Black
Louie and the Tongs - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
66
Baxter Black
Hedging Pullets - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
61
Baxter Black
The Big High and Lonesome
The big high and lonesome's a place in my mind.
Lakeview, Burns, Judith, Promontory, U P track, sky, nature, storm, San Augustine Plain, black sky, Hell, wind, rain, stillness, fury, demon, thunder, blackness, sun, lightning, fast storm, power of nature, experience nature
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
60
Baxter Black
The Agribition - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
59
Baxter Black
Talk About the Weather
I've been out on J P Point one spring after the thaw.
water, washed out road, pickup truck, Grouse Creek, hail, snow, chute, tunnel, frozen toes, Bare Ranch, fog, 2 by 8's, Clipper Flats, Rafter T, cold, Cat Creek, sheep corrals, knee deep mud, dust
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
58
Baxter Black
Florida - no poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
57
Baxter Black
To the Feedlot Hoss
Boys, I offer a toast.
horses, love for horses, qualities of horses, black, bay, brown, spotted, sorrel, beauty, attitude, endurance, cold, patience, heat, pain, feelings, ache, sweat, four-legged pard, short on brains, long on heart
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
68
Baxter Black
Sellin' Prewitt's Cow
Hey, bid alright, sir...step right up.
auction, auctioneer, cow auction, bid, one big foot, one bad ear, deaf cow, vet, tractor, bad leg, dead cow, dime, 900pounds fresh un-ground hamburger
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
69
Baxter Black
Carlos Ashley
"She might be pickin acorns on the banks of
hog, Sandy Creek, turnips cultivation, Cedar mountain, hide, hiding place
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
69
Baxter Black
Carlos Ashley
Values.
glamour, clamor, fascination, impression, inauguration, two-inch rain
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
70
Baxter Black
We're All Brothers - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
72
Baxter Black
The Old Days
The little kid sat on his knee.
children, grandmother, grandfather, story, memories, west, wilderness, blue roan,, State Valley Bank, parking lot, antelope, Overland stage, mail, Buffalo Bill, Daltons, shooting, wedding, hamburger stand, asphalt, pavement, boyhood days, reminisce , freedom, Indians, dreams, happiness
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
73
Baxter Black
The Keeper of the Key
There's a strange group of people who speak in sacred tongues.
convention halls, convert, passion, bloodlines, breeds, breeding, evangelistic reverence, inspiration, record, Brahma, Gelbvieh, Maine Anjou, Simmental, Santa, Herefords, purebred cattle, born-again believers, for blueprint cows, purebred folks, New Delhi, sacred cow, exaggeration
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
74
Baxter Black
Prejudice - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
76
Baxter Black
The Sermon on the Can
Gather 'round me sinners.
angels, story, disgusting subject, addiction, disease, attitude, pickup, spit, tobacco, shriveled lips, bad breath, stains, criticism, pinch, cheek, gum, to go Cold turkey, quit, stop chewing, chewing tobacco, bum ache
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
95
D. W. Groethe
Yearlin' Heifers: Part 1
How they love to go a-neighborin', an' seek more scenic bits of range,
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
97
D. W. Groethe
He Rides a Mellow Gelding Anymore
He rides a mellow gelding anymore.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
98
D. W. Groethe
Looks Like Another Hot One
The heat of the day takes his breath away
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
99
D. W. Groethe
Generations
I remember the warm smell of leather burnished smooth from many a ride