“YOU CAN’T HIT THE BARN”
YOU CAN'T HIT THE BARN
SMALL TOWN SCHOOLYARD BALL DIAMOND
Of the 28 wood buildings in our town
some were listed by a 'specific' noun.
Four were...
SAILOR’S LETTERS TO/FROM HOME
SAILOR’S LETTERS TO/FROM HOME
Boot Camp, Then Out to Sea
Dear Mom,
It seems like only yesterday I unsaddled my horse,
Patted my dog’s head, gave hugs, boarded...
KOHLRABI GETS NO RESPECT
KOHLRABI GETS NO RESPECT
DEJA VIEW OF VEGGIE PRODUCE PLATTER
"Who threw the overalls in Mrs Murphy's chowder?"
Nobody answered so she hollered all the louder.
Who...
A CAROLING WE WILL GO
A CAROLING WE WILL GO
by Orv Alveshere
GIDDYUP JINGLE HORSE
Ask country folks, they have gone caroling since way back when.
I like to think back in...
I Admire the Grain Buyer
I Admire the Grain Buyer
BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
Tall grain elevators in ev'ry rural town.
They cast a long evening shadow at sundown.
Lessons in peacemaking from...
Knee-High to a Dapple Gray Team
Knee-High to a Dapple Gray Team
TOO SMALL TO PICK EGGS?
Some hens laid their eggs in the horse manger;
But to gather the eggs, would pose...
Making Wooden Christmas Toys
Making Wooden Christmas Toys
I’M CALLED A WHAT?
Some of the fondest memories and joys
Are of constructing wooden Christmas toys.
“Open Your Heart” programs, I remember,
Sponsored year...
Girl Gets Three Retired Gift Horses
Girl Gets Three Retired Gift Horses
If Wishes Were Horses, Seekers Could Ride
(Once upon a time) A young girl knew what she wanted: a horse...
Welcome to Orv’s Cowboy Poetry!
Welcome to Orv's Cowboy Poetry section where you will find newly released poems by our resident Cowboy Poet Orv Alveshere. Orv reminisces about his...
COWS GONE MISSING? (OXY-MORON?)
COWS GONE MISSING? (OXY-MORON?)
IT BE-HOOVED THEM TO SEARCH
A milky way fib, that “A cow jumped over the moon,”
Udderly impossible! Gravity? ...
Easter Sunrise Service at Hollywood Bowl
Easter Sunrise Service at Hollywood Bowl
By Orv Alveshere
OUTDOOR WORSHIP IMPRESSIVE FOR THOUSANDS
Several interesting tickets came to my desk at work,
Where my soldier duty was the...
Four Girls Lost in a Blinding White-Out Blizzard
Four Girls Lost in a Blinding White-Out Blizzard
By Orv Alveshere
LEAVING 1-ROOM SCHOOL WITH HORSES
The country prairies were laden with snow;
There were snowdrifts by...
WILD DUCK EGGS HATCHED BY CLUCK-HEN
WILD DUCK EGGS HATCHED BY CLUCK-HEN
WHAT KIND OF FOWL AM I?/MIXED-UP KID/SCRAMBLING EGGS
One boring day at Grandparents farm, a lad climbed up to a...