A farewell note to a couple of wonderful Ladies and a favorite poem "It's Almost Fall".
Without the use of Chat-box R.P. gets a few thoughts corralled for a new poem that he has titled "Ode to AI".
R.P. passes along some newly shared history on part of the ranch, and shares his poem "The Trail Before Me".
After several rounds of slow rain, R.P. shares his favorite rain appreciation poem "Where The New Nails Grow".
A different sort of Memorial Day Poem "The Swamper From Trails End Bar" by Elizabeth Ebert from her book, Crazy Quilt.
A most recent Ranch Wreck story and another opportunity to share a poem that R.P. calls "The Ranchers Wife".
A home grown double play, as R.P. Shares a couple of spring time poems, Paramount and The Graduate.
This week River-dale Jake Riley joins R.P. on Homegrown sharing an autobiographical poem, which means he was working on it in the pickup while being given a ride home from a cowboy job and memorable experience. Jake calls this one "Bomb Cyclone".
This morning R.P. is working his way back from the Cache Valley Music and Poetry Festival in Logan Utah, and thought he would share one that he practiced out west "The Ranchers Wife".
In the past month and a half R.P. has attended 4 cowboy poetry gatherings, and was reminded of the wealth of cowboy poetry passed on by our predecessors, this morning he shares a Classic poem from Bruce Kiskaddon "The Broncho Twister's Prayer"
This week R.P. gets a little help with chores before heading to the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine Texas, his son Caleb joins him on Homegrown to share a new song that he has titled "Between the Ivory and the Iron'.
A few rancher thoughts on a cold morning and a hopefully prophetic poem, "Bottle Of Memories"
R.P. shares a little about his trip to the Fortieth National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko Nevada and blows the dust off of one from quite a few years back that he calls "The Security Slide".
R.P. makes a deep withdrawal from the memory bank with "School Boy's Lament".
R.P. readies for the road and shares a little verbal visual before heading to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko Nevada, with one he calls "The Gathering".
A poem co written by Don Schauda and R.P. Smith "Son Of The West".
R.P. shares Philippians 4;4-9 and his poem "One Nation" written twenty four years ago.
A happy Birthday Double Play for my better half, two of the many poems she has inspired in her unplanned carrier as a cowboy poets spouse, A happy Birthday Double Play for my better half, two of the many poems she has inspired in her unplanned carrier as a cowboy poets spouse, Morning Person and Bottle of Memories..