When January comes
I will be here at home
First time since 1994
Won’t be at Chinquapin
The second week
Of that cold month at home
I spent in North Florida
From 1995 through 2022 Read more
When January Comes
Category: Poetry
He’s an Old-Time Handler
He’s an old-time field trial handler
Rides right in front of the judges
Sings to his dog
Lets it hunt through the country
Find its own way Read more
The Saddest Tale
You can talk about your endurance tests
And yes, Ames is one with its three hours in West Tennessee
And the Livingston Place for its hour fifty in briars and Florida heat
(But you must not call it Dixie Plantation for both them words ain’t woke)
And four hours down at Paducah in three days is a worthy test I guess
But the toughest of all
Was at Sedgefields West ( Mr. Jimmy’s Sedgefields )
In the National Free-For-All Read more
August on the Prairie
August on the prairie
With a string of pups and derbies
A couple green mounts to concur
A lad to help a little Read more
Walk’n Behind
Walk’n behind a bird dog
Is my therapy
For whatever ails me
Whether it’s bein’ broke
Or heart broke
Or just blue Read more
If You Ever
If you ever as a boy Shot at a grouse or quail Over a dog pointed You know the thrill For some that thrill persists And becomes a way of life An escape from countless worries A way to capture joy And for a few The connection with the dog Becomes the thing And bird dog field trials come to dominate The beauty of the country Where game birds live Read more
Remembering Ted
He was unforgettable
Indefatigable
Irrepressible
Unconquerable Read more
Out of the Blues
When I was a young man
Long, long ago
I had troubles up the wazoo
Money troubles and other troubles Read more
Mr. Ted
I loved Ted Baker like all of us
‘Cause he loved us in spite of us
He gave us a place that was ideal
To run the Sunshine and the Florida for 60 years Read more
If You Want to Win at Chinquapin
If you want to win at Chinquapin
Bring a dog with nose and hunt
One that hits the cover hard
But floats across the sand Read more