Charles Badger Clark (1883-1957) -- who went by the name Badger Clark -- was an interesting character. He was poet laureate of the state of South Dakota. The cabin he lived in, called The Badger Hole is now part of Custer State Park, in the Black Hills, South Dakota. You can tour it, and pick up a leaflet that guides you on a nature trail around the vicinity, and matches excerpts from his poetry to various vistas. I took this tour once several years ago, and found it deeply moving. More than anything else, this experience made me understand why the Indians considered the mountains holy.

I wasn't aware that he wrote, "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" until I read this thread. I don't think they mentioned it when I took the tour. I'm sure I would have recognized it if they had.

Take a look at his poem, A Cowboy's Prayer. Anyone who likes to recite would do well to add it to his repertoire.