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“Common Ground” – Homegrown Ep. #1200
R.P. presents a new listener appreciation poem titled “Common Ground” to celebrate the 1200th edition of Home Grown this week.
“Where the New Nails Grow” – Homegrown Ep. #1199
R.P. will be kicking off his Freedom 250 tour at the Lincoln County Historical Museum’s Heritage Festival in North Platte on June 13th at 1:30, featuring his favorite, “Where the New Nails Grow.”
“Mind Game” – Homegrown Ep. #1194
A last waking thought muse inspires a new day poem that R.P. has titled “Mind Game”.
“Nebraska Statehood” – Homegrown Ep. #1193
Not being able to leave well enough alone, R.P. takes another run at the “Nebraska Statehood” poem.
“The Heifer Poem” and “The Gathering” – Homegrown Ep. #1192
The update discusses the calving season and invites readers to the Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering, featuring R.P.’s poems “The Heifer Poem” and “The Gathering.” The event highlights the significance of cowboy poetry in celebrating ranch life and community.
“Showdown at Snowdrift Corral” – Homegrown Ep. #1191
This week, we take another look at the classic tale “Showdown at Snowdrift Corral,” which revolves around a calving season, highlighting themes of conflict and resolution in a rural setting. Experience the excitement anew with this timeless story.
“Spring Blessing” – Homegrown Ep. #1190
“Spring Blessing”, a poem for Easter and everyday.
“Late March 2026” and “Tribulation Grazing” – Homegrown Ep. #1189
The post reflects on “Late March 2026,” revisiting themes and ideas from “Tribulation Grazin.” It presents insights and perspectives that offer a deeper understanding of the original work while exploring its relevance and impact in the current context. The reflections encourage readers to engage with these concepts thoughtfully.
“Book Learning” – Homegrown Ep. #1188
This post reflects on the beginning of the calving season and features a poem called “Book Learning” by R.P. It captures the significance of early experiences in agriculture while intertwining literary expression to enhance appreciation of the farming life.
“A.I.er’s Anonymous” – Homegrown Ep. #1187
R.P. presents his poem “A.I.er’s Anonymous,” inviting readers to reflect on the implications of artificial intelligence. The work evokes nostalgia while also contemplating the challenges and uncertainties that lie ahead in a world increasingly influenced by technology, blending past experiences with future possibilities.
“Lazarus” – Homegrown Ep. #1186
A successful trip home for the Pine Crest cows and a revisit to R.P.’s poem “Lazarus”.
“Nebraska Statehood” – Homegrown Ep. #1185
(BROKEN BOW, Neb.) — “Nebraska Statehood” is a new poem by R.P. Smith, that includes the names of Nebraska’s ninety-three counties, it’s more fun than you might think! We’ve nicknamed it “93 Counties”, but no matter what you call it, it is FUNNY!
“Final Instructions” – Homegrown Ep. #1184
This week R.P. contemplates a couple of his favorite subjects, repurposing and regeneration, and shares a poem that ties the two together, “Final Instructions”.
“Song Of The Solomons” – Homegrown Ep. #1183
Join R.P. for “Song Of The Solomon’s”, an updated version of R.P.’s poem “Windmills Serenade”.
“Bareback” – Homegrown Ep. #1182
An update on the trip to Elko and reflective poem “Bareback”.
“Upside Down in Cow Town” and “The Other Day at the FSA” – Homegrown Ep. #1181
A double shot from R.P. today…
“He Laughed” – Homegrown Ep. #1180
(BROKEN BOW, Neb.) — Tearing off the last of the lath in the late stages of a forty year remodeling project stirred up a lot of dust and a few memories, R.P. Shares a multi-generational poem “He Laughed”.
“Obscurity” – Homegrown Ep. #1179
This morning R.P. revisits an early poem that he titled “Obscurity”
“The Grudge” and “Sore Spot in My Saddle Seat” – Homegrown Ep. #1178
A ranch update and a poetic double play, “The Grudge” and “Sore Spot in My Saddle Seat”.
“Rhythm Of The Range” – Homegrown Ep. #1177
A little rambling and reflection and a poem from R.P. to start the new year “Rhythm Of The Range”
“Let’s Start One” – Homegrown Ep. #1176
R.P. gives an update on some upcoming events and shares a poem to kick off the new year, “Lets Start One”
“The Moment” and “Gift of the Shepherd” – Homegrown Ep. #1175
Merry Christmas from the Pine Crest Ranch! This week R.P. shares a pair of poems, “The Moment” and “Gift of the Shepherd.”
“Trail To Bethlehem” – Homegrown Ep. #1174
R.P. shares a tail from the trail and poem for the season.
“Song That Has No Tune” – Homegrown Ep. #1173
A little commentary on connections and one of R.P.’s favorites “Song That Has No Tune”.
“The Innovators” – Homegrown Ep. #1170
“The Innovators”, a poem inspired by a story from Butchers History of Custer County.
“Tribulation Gazin” – Homegrown Ep. #1168
Not just another spooky Halloween poem, R.P share the updated millennial version of “Tribulation Gazin”
“It’s Only Fair” – Home Grown Ep. #1153
R.P. shares some thought’s about stitches in tie, and a classic that he calls “It’s Only Fair”.
“Parade” – Home Grown Ep. #1152
A rhyming in the rain ranch update, this week R.P. rinses the dust off of one that he calls “Parade”.
“Where The New Nails Grow” – Homegrown Ep. #1146
After several rounds of slow rain, R.P. shares his favorite rain appreciation poem “Where The New Nails Grow”.
“The Swamper From Trails End Bar” – Homegrown Ep. #1145
A different sort of Memorial Day Poem “The Swamper From Trails End Bar”by Elizabeth Ebert from her book, Crazy Quilt.
“The Ranchers Wife” – Homegrown Ep. #1144
A most recent Ranch Wreck story and another opportunity to share a poemthat R.P. calls “The Ranchers Wife”.
“The Graduate” – Homegrown Ep. #1143
A home grown double play, as R.P. Shares a couple of spring time poems,Paramount and The Graduate.
“Pelvic Bone In The Canyon” – Homegrown Ep. #1142
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” – Homegrown Ep. #1141
“The Ballad of Bilirubin” an autobiographical poem shared in honor ofCaleb Smith’s twenty fifth birthday.
“Finale” Homegrown – Ep. #1140
Happy Easter, this week R.P. Shares in poem “Finale”
“Sore Spot In My Saddle Seat” Homegrown – Ep. #1139
Blame a short day on the Road and an long night in the calving pasturefor R.P.’s choice of material this morning, He calls this one “Sore SpotIn My Saddle Seat”
“Showdown At Snowdrift Corral” Homegrown – Ep. #1138
A welcome to spring with a little thing that R.P. calls “Showdown AtSnowdrift Corral”
“Son Rise ” Homegrown – Ep. #1137
R.P. was woken up by an idea at 3 in the morning earlier in week, thismorning we see what a brand new piece that he calls “Son Rise” soundslike by the light of day.
“Dinosaur Egg” Homegrown – Ep. #1136
R.P. Shares some memories of a good friend Clarence Lanka, and an early poem “Dinosaur Egg”
“Bomb Cyclone” – Homegrown – Ep. #1135
This week River-dale Jake Riley joins R.P. on Homegrown sharing anautobiographical poem, which means he was working on it in the pickupwhile being given a ride home from a cowboy job and memorableexperience, Jake calls this one “Bomb Cyclone”.
“The Ranchers Wife” Homegrown – Ep. #1134
This morning R.P. is working his way back from the Cache Valley Musicand Poetry Festival in Logan Utah, and thought he would share one thathe practiced out west “The Ranchers Wife”.