Western & Cowboy Poetry Archives The western and cowboy poems in the archives are from the books, Where Horses Reign. Sun, Sand & Soapweed and Western Images, which were published by Western Poetry Publications (an imprint of The Resource Network) of Bothell, Washington. The poetry was inspired by a 1940's acquaintance with Badger Clark (then Poet Laureate of South Dakota), my experience as a ranch hand in the Sandhills of Nebraska in the 1930's and 40's, and a more recent opportunity to meet Sherman Alexie (a Native American poet, novelist, and screenwriter). All of the poems are copyrighted and permission is required to reproduce or distribute them in any form. The books are available through your bookseller as well as such internet sites as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Powells and Third Place Books. At the sole discretion of the copyright owner, free access to the digital archives on this site may be granted to students, educators, researchers, and selected others. To request access, please click on the title or cover image below. Bold face entries in the contents listed below indicate those poems which are on our CD, Where Horses Reign. The CD is available from the author for $8.50 USD postpaid to addresses within the U.S. and Canada. Where Horses Reign (ISBN:0-9624438-1-6, The Resource Network, $11.95) (Adobe eBook ISBN: 0-9624438-2-4, $5.95) Annie's Tree Arbor Day (1872) Black & White World Brahma Bull Bull That Wouldn't Quit Bunkhouse Ghost Cancelled 'Cause of Weather Catalogs Charlie's Blind Spell Christmas on the Prairie Cookie Cowboy Musician Cowboy Poet Cowboy's Color Box Cowboy's Teddy Bear Cow Pony Cow Town Don't Let Me Forget Duck Tape Global Colding Guardian Jim's Last Day Lady, the One-Eyed Horse Last Cowboy Longest Trail New Feed Store New York City No Real Cowboys Old Cowboy Boots One Man's Junk Our Weatherman Perplexing Questions Poaching Slow Elk Pot-Bellied Stove Resolutions Retired Cowboy Rodeo Metamorphosis Scottish Cowboy Tearoom in a Cowtown Trailing North Tom and the Devil We Ain't Complaining Where Horses Reign Why are Songs So Sad? Willie Stole My Gal Sun, Sand & Soapweed (ISBN:0-9624438-3-2, The Resource Network, $11.95) (Adobe eBook ISBN: 0-9624438-4-0, $5.95) Advice for Cowboy Poets Advice for a Greenhorn Antique Boots Bent's Water Crackers Biological Questions Blind Boone in Concert Bud Calving Season Cowboy Gathering Cowboys (First Poem, 1941) Cowboys Never Lie Cowboy Poets Crouchmas Dinner on the Ranch Doc Middleton (1851-1913) Don't Let Me Forget Family Journal Four-Letter Words Gender Problem Getting in a Stew Going Home The Greenhorn's Tale Guardian (Revised) * Guitar Player Honorarium Humiliating Things It's a Bad Day Lonely Lives Lyrical Ponderings Ma's New Car Ma's Suggestion The Magic Show Marital Bliss My Corn Shuck Mattress An Old Timers Prayer Our Flag Out'n Back Paniolo Patching Tires Poker Player's Game Ponderin' on the Artist A Prairie Christmas Recycling Remnants Retired Cowboy Riding Home Roscoe's Problem Santa's Brand Scrapbooking Sing it True Snipe Hunter Springtime on the Prairie Stormed In Sun, Sand & Soapweed 'Taters Three Seconds Time to be Thankful Tom and the Devil (Revised) * Tom's Long Johns Trek from Texas Trail Crew Walls Weird, but True Western Sunset Wyoming Gal * These are revised versions of poems which originally appeared in the first edition of Where Horses Reign. Western Images (ISBN:0-9624438-5-9, The Resource Network, $11.95) A Daena Ken Bein' Wrong Cadfael in the West Cavalry Dreams Charlie Two Horse Christmas Blowin' In Christmas in '05 Christmas in Quail Hollow A Christmas Tale Christmas Wish Come Riding With Me Commercial Signs The Country Register Cowboy Church Cowboy Diplomacy Cowboy Poet Cowboy's Labor Day A Day of Rest Dinner on the Ranch Doc & the Kid Don't Look Too Close Drought Election Day Festus, My Hero Freedom Gettin' Old Good Critters Goose Creek [Award] A Granddaughter Hand-Me-Downs Hard Day's Ride Headin' Home Home Remedies Horseless Head Man I Wanna be a Cowboy Poet Images of Evening It Makes You Wonder It's In The Book Joker Just a Writin' Killer Loquacious Loner Makin' It Legal Mama's Notes Open Range Poetic Traditions Prairie Angel Prairie Fire Resilience Rider Rider's Block Ridin' Home Russell's West Sandhill Seasons Sandhills Beauty Seasons on the Ranch Soarin' With Eagles Thank You Thanksgiving Feast Trails End Unforgettable Veteran's Day Views from the Saddle (ISBN: 978-0-9624438-6-2, The Resource Network, $11.95) Alice Along the Cowdog Trail Bed 'n Breakfast Bit O' Sod Brandin' Day Chicken Feet City Life Conkless Horse Cookie Cottonwood Damon Day of Promise Deterrence Do Cowboys Ever Lie Drummers & Dreamers Ego Evening Winds February 12, 1809 Five Senses Follow'n the Brand Goose Creek (Award)* Hard Time Party Heaven Bound Historian Horse Talk In Lieu of War In Tribute Infinity, Eternity Irritated Bulls It's Bumpy Up Here Joseph's Coat Journey's End Just what is poetry Koshopah Man's Best Friend Miracle of Dawn Moving as One My Favorite Flour New Dawn Old Rogue Old Time Soddy On the Other Side opPORTunity Ough Beat Our Land Our New Milk Cow Outlaw Blue Penguins Pre-Empted Reflections Restin' on a Hilltop Rhythmic Ride Roamin' Cowboy Rustlers Seven Verses for Stephen Covey Shortcut Spot Treasures Truth Whisperer Visit to the Doc Western Entrepreneur What is Poetry Where is My Heart? Whispers Writin' on the Range * The award-winning poem, Goose Creek, originally appeared in the book, Western Images, which was itself an award-winner...the 2008 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Cowboy Poetry. Archives Copyright ©2004-5 by Clark Crouch.