Home Grown with R.P. Smith

A rhyming  in the rain ranch update, this week R.P. rinses the dust off of one that he calls "Parade".

A little reflection along with hope for a bright future, as we celebrate our nations birthday, R.P. shares a poem that he calls "Coyote's Praise"

This week the world of Cowboy Poetry lost one of It's best, Here is the Late Wallace McRae with his poem "Things of Intrinsic Worth"

R.P. deals with the stress of the upcoming branding day by looking back at his travels this past week and sharing his Nebraska Tourism tribute, "Onward and Upward".

This week R.P. shares a ranch update and a new poem that he has titled "One More Tomorrow"

This week R.P. Shares a Badger Clark Poem, A Cowboys Prayer.

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.

A tale of words coming back to haunt you, a calving season story, along with the third in the trilogy of the set "If The Bones Could Talk" titled "Pelvic Bone In The Canyon".

"The Ballad of Bilirubin" an autobiographical poem shared in honor of Caleb Smith's twenty fifth birthday.

Happy Easter, this week R.P. Shares in poem "Finale"

Blame a short day on the road and a long night in the calving pasture for R.P.'s choice of material this morning... He calls this one "Sore Spot In My Saddle Seat"

A welcome to spring with a little thing that R.P. calls "Showdown At Snowdrift Corral"

R.P. was woken up by an idea at 3 in the morning earlier in week, this morning we see what a brand new piece that he calls "Son Rise" sounds like by the light of day.

R.P. Shares some memories of a good friend Clarence Lanka, and an early poem "Dinosaur Egg"

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".

R.P. lights up your day with one he calls "Yicko"

"Smoke and Ashes" - some recent thoughts gathered by R.P.

A poem co written by Don Schauda and R.P. Smith "Son Of The West".

R.P. carries on a homegrown holiday tradition with on the he calls "Trail to Bethlehem"

The Moment; Dedicated to Chase Christen  

R.P. shares Psalm 131 and his poem "Song That Has No Tune"

A long lead on a brand new poem that R.P. has titled "Proverbly True"

R.P. gives an update on Thanksgiving Week activities and shares a poem he calls "Adrenalin"

An unmatched pair this morning to celebrate Thanksgiving , "The Inventors" and " An Every Day Poem"

R.P. brushes up on "The Fighter" a poem he will be sharing in Burwell Nebraska and Las Vegas Nevada in the coming weeks.

This week  R.P. Shares a new poem "Temporary Fix" and an old one "Veterans Day".

This week R.P. try's to keep the election in perspective with his poem "The Trail Before Me".

"The Place  Where The Steadfast and Faithful Shall Meet" a poem inspired by Psalms 85:10-13.

A combination corn farmer appreciation and harvest safety message wrapped up in R.P.'s poem"Thumper the Smoke Jumper".

This week R.P. does a Homegrown double play with a couple of seasonal poems," Lazarus" and "Evolution Of An Arm Man".

In preparation for an upcoming event R.P. revisits "The Ballad of Buds Bunny"

This week R.P. shares a Fresh Cut from his frequent traveling pal Jake Riley, Jake calls this one "Truth or Consequences"

This week R.P. Shares his poem "Crimson Contemplation" and a Poem by Edgar Guest "Things Work Out".

R.P. shares some thought on birds and a brand new poem "Tight For Flight"

This week R.P.  shares his poem "One Nation", a poem written Sept 11, 2001.