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Experienced native Texan Cowboy Poet Rod Nichols, the
first Lariat Laureate of the popular CowboyPoet.com internet gathering,
has produced a finely crafted book of 96 original poems. The poetry
of this excellent writer with a cowboy heart features a variety of rhyme
schemes and has themes that include the ranching life, the humorous side
of cowboy life, faith and inspiration, nature, and Texas.
A Little Bit of Texas is Texas-sized poetry: with deep roots and wide
horizons. His title poem was read at the 2000 Republican National
Convention prior to President George W. Bush's nomination. As Rod
says, there is "a little bit of Texas in every cowboy".
A Little Bit of Texas is a book you will want to add to your poetry
library and then to read it time and again. The reader will enjoy
Robert W. Service-like poems such as "Pearly Gates Saloon" or
"Ace In The Hole"; A personal favorite "In God's
Hands" and tales like "Windy" and "One More Day",
which end with a wisdom that grabs your attention. Sample
"Little Britches", as rod writes:
"For height ain't all that matters, son,
in the measure of a man,
it's what's inside that counts the most
in the Great Almighty's plan."
Nichol's disciplined structure is apparent in each of his poems, written
with the rhythm of hoof beats. Rod Nichols is a credit to the Cowboy
Poetry genre and A Little Bit of Texas is a real treat, a must read. |
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