Cowboy Poetry
Cowboy Poetry
By Rod Nichols
(C) 2000 All Rights Reserved
Just what is cowboy poetry
I’ve many times been asked,
why might a cowboy start to write,
and will that writing last?
I’ve had some time to ponder this
as the years have drifted by,
so if you’ll sit and rest a bit
I’d sorta like to try.
When you’ve spent a lifetime partner
doing what you love the best,
there’s a thing inside you can’t deny
that’s a truth about the West.
He wouldn’t trade a single day
for the mem’ries he has stored,
men he’s know both young and grown
fill a life with cowboy lore.
He’s ridden herd and mended fence
cut ‘em out and branded steers,
been wet and dry with grit in eyes
when the trail dust finally cleared.
He’s lived outdoors ‘neath starry skies
a campfire blazing gright,
sung cowboy tunes ‘neath a prairie moon
seen the face of God at night.
He knows his place without a doubt
in the circle we call life,
it’s no surpise to reason why
a cowboy starts to write.
And it will last I’d have to say
til the cowboy life is gone,
and even then in the hearts of men
It’ll always find a home.
