Thorns on the Rose

These are poems about Western life, ranging from pretty girls and heartbreak to campfires and good horses to life and death in the Western landscape. This is the second edition of a collection of award-winning Western poetry. The poems vary from free verse to sonnets, ballads, and songs. This edition includes the Spur-Award-winning poem "Prairie Center" as well as many other poems that have won awards in smaller contests. The first edition of this collection won a Will Rogers Medallion Award.