A Cowboy’s Prayer extends beyond rodeo
January 26, 2016
One illustration from “Sun and Saddle Leather,” a 1919 book of Clark’s cowboy poetry.
On page 12 of Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo, I share a version of “A Cowboy’s Prayer” I heard shared during the Grand Entry of a Navajo rodeo.
The poem might have taken inspiration from Badger Clark. He was named South Dakota Poet Laureate in 1937. However he preferred the nickname “Poet Lariat.”
Here is Clark’s rendition of “A Cowboy’s Prayer.”