Backcountry Poems - Poems about Backcountry

...A poor man's kacha house, a shelter simple and alone amid the concrete houses of the rich neighbours. He dreams of a distant place, the backcountry calls with its equal embrace where the sta......

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...As kids growing up in the hills of West Virginia, We were poor, but no one was any better off. Halloween was a time we looked forward to, But there was no money for the store-bought st......

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...Hand on the leather, I held on for the bell, Sure it was a winner. I was riding so well, But then the bull threw me; Introduced me to the dirt. Hell, I only broke my shoulder, mama, How......

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...Johnny was a lover of God's country who roamed cherished land because he was free. A skilled outdoorsman with backcountry charms, he donned a burlap sack with holes for arms. To wear rugged shoes......

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...I was driving down a dirt road in New York’s backcountry, upstate, when I came upon a dead-end near a small dairy farm, sedate. The farmer must have though me strange, and inquired if I was lost......

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...Does “childish” come to mind when discussing politics Did you say no??? You must be living in the sticks With no Internet or TV Haven't heard of these geeks? Sure boggles my mind, these ......

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...Does “childish” come to mind when discussing politics Did you say no??? You must be living in the sticks Without the Internet or TV Haven't heard about these geeks? Totally boggle my mind......

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...When I was a small child I would always be outside, Must have blazed a hundred paths Just to see what I could find. Then they put me in a suit, And I cried out “I won’t go!” Left my home for wa......

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...1 The personal is boring as are my ruminations on the war. What I need to do I can't try: wander without shelter in the backcountry. Or go deeper into the polity, join a committee or a part......

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...First Frost of the Season By Reg Rhodes September 1st; the first frost of the season. The coolness in the air inspires my imagination. What new adventures will the Rocky Mountain winter......

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...I live in a state shaped by glaciers long ago In the middle of the heat, we want it to snow The breadwinner of many homes is what we grow Here comes another winter, around forty below Watch out f......

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