FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
101
D. W. Groethe
Little Katy Rose
Welcome to the prairie little Katy Rose
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
107
D. W. Groethe
How it Rolls
The Train pulled into the station.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
109
D. W. Groethe
Blue (Like in Lonesome)
Most times love ain't what it seems.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
110
D. W. Groethe
Ridin' Blue
It's ride in the hot sun, ride in the rain.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
111
D. W. Groethe
Missouri Valley Hymn
I was born in the valley where the little muddy flows
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
112
D. W. Groethe
Heartache #1
Love will often make you cry love will make you wonder why
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
113
D. W. Groethe
That Ol' Full Moon
Many's the song of love grown cold caught in the moonlight
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
115
D. W. Groethe
Eddie
I run into Eddie, and old friend, I knowed him from years ago.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
122
D. W. Groethe
Song of the Nighthawk
Hush me boys, settle you down
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
124
D. W. Groethe
Old Mem'ries
I have wandered down life's trail for some time now
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
125
D. W. Groethe
There's a Place
There's a place nestled down in the coulees
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
127
D. W. Groethe
Hard, Wild and Free
Mustang, mustang run your course
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
128
D. W. Groethe
A Cowboy's Prayer
A cowboy strayed from camp one night and rode out all alone.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
130
D. W. Groethe
In Without Knockin'
A man can only take so much cow crap and dust.
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
132
D. W. Groethe
I Eat Meat
I eat meat. I like it red. I like it dead