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IOWAN BEHIND IT, NEXT. NICOLE INTRO: LIFE IS SIMPLE AND PEACEFUL HERE IN NEW MARKET IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. WE MET A MAN WHO HAS A WAY WITH WORDS - THAT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF A SPECIAL FAMILY IN A BIG CITY, MORE THAN 42-HUNDRED MILES AWAY. <(CLIP 6185 08;22;45;15) UNLOCKING TRAILER NATS> IN THIS TRAILER IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN - <(CLIP 6174 08;08;40;25): "THERE'S SOMETHING GOING EVERY DAY." (OUT @ 08;08;42;08)> 73-YEAR-OLD TOM KILCULLEN IS CREATING ART - WITH LEATHER. <(CLIP 6174 08;06;54;03) "WHATEVER ANYBODY NEEDS YOU KNOW. PEOPLE COME "TOM CAN YOU SEW THIS, CAN YOU SEW THAT."> A SKILL HE LEARNED GROWING UP. <(CLIP 6174 08;05;33;19): "IT'S JUST THE STORY OF MY LIFE. IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE AND I'VE ALWAYS HAD TO FIX EVERYTHING OURSELVES" (OUT @ 08;05;37;21)> SEWING SADDLES HAS EVOLVED - <(CLIP 6177 HAMMER POUNDING> INTO CUSTOMIZED ITEMS FOR PEOPLE. <(CLIP 6177 08;15;54;17) SHARPENING SWIVEL KNIFE> BUT TOM'S CREATIVITY DOESN'T STOP WITH KNIVES. <(CLIP 6188 08;26;31;23): I CAN SPEAK RHYME BETTER THAN I CAN SPEAK CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH." (OUT @ 08;26;36;02)> IN FACT, SOME CALL HIM THE "COWBOY POET" - BECAUSE OF WHAT ELSE HE CREATES AT HIS KITCHEN TABLE. <(CLIP 6188 08;25;58;06): "THE THOUGHT COMES, IT GOES TO WORK. PEN GOES TO PAPER AND OUT THE DOOR IT GOES." (OUT @ 08;26;01;26)> INSPIRATION FOR THE COWBOY'S CREATIONS COMES FROM EVERYDAY LIFE - <(CLIP 6191 08;35;10;14): "SEE THAT GIFT OF LIFE IS MORE THAN MONEY. IT'S SOMETHING BORN UNDER A SPECIAL SOUL." (OUT @ 08;35;14;12)> OR, LIKE HIS LEATHER WORK, REQUESTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. LIKE IN 2021 - WHEN ENGLAND'S PRINCE PHILIP DIED. A FRIEND ASKED TOM TO SEND A POEM ACROSS THE POND. <(CLIP 6191 08;34;11;07): "MOSTLY EVERYTHING COMES FROM YOUR HEART. WHEN YOU FOLLOW YOUR HEART, YOUR BRAIN DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE." (OUT @ 08;34;19;00)> SO HE MAILED HIS TRIBUTE AND FIGURED THAT WAS THE END OF THE STORY. UNTIL - <(CLIP 6189 08;29;05;02): "IT'S FROM WINDSOR CASTLE." (OUT @ 08;29;06;11)> A ROYAL ENVELOPE LANDED ON HIS KITCHEN TABLE WITH FANCY WORDS <(CLIP 6189 08;30;04;21): "I HAD TO GOOGLE EVERYTHING." (OUT @ 08;30;05;28)> NO ONE USES IN NEW MARKET. <(CLIP 6189 08;29;21;19): "DEAR MR. KILCULLEN, THE QUEEN WISHES ME TO WRITE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND MESSAGE AND SYMPATHY ON THE DEATH OF HER MAJESTY'S BELOVED HUSBAND, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND FOR THE POEM YOU ENCLOSED." (OUT @ 08;29;32;04)> HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THE QUEEN ACTUALLY WROTE TO HIM. <(CLIP 6193 08;40;46;05): "REALLY WHAT I DID IS I ANSWERED A CALL THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. THIS IS IOWA, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO." (OUT @ 08;40;55;01)> SO A YEAR LATER WHEN QUEEN ELIZABETH DIED, TOM'S PHONE RANG AGAIN. <(CLIP 6192 08;38;00;23): "HE CALLS ME AND SAYS TOM, YOU REALLY NEED TO PUT PEN TO PAPER AND WRITE SOMETHING FOR THIS GIRL." (OUT @ 08;38;06;27)> HER ROYAL HIGHNESS. TOM'S PEN WENT TO BACK TO WORK. <(CLIP 6191 08;33;14;13): "SHE WAS MORE THAN A QUEEN TO ALL. SHE WAS A MOTHER TO A WAY OF LIFE, ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER HER CALL." (OUT @ 08;33;20;03)> AFTER THE FIRST ROYAL RESPONSE, TOM DIDN'T EXPECT TO HEAR BACK AGAIN. TO HIS SURPRISE - <(CLIP 6190 08;31;33;15): "I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DEEPLY APPRECIATED THEY ARE APPRECIATED AT THIS TIME OF IMMENSE SORROW. CHARLES R." (OUT @ 08;31;41;10)> THE KING. WHEN TWO LETTERS FROM ROYALTY LAND IN ONE SMALL TOWN, IT'S WORTH A SPOT IN THE NEW MARKET MUSEUM. <(CLIP 2607 09;07;34;11): "HERE'S HIS POEM "SHE'LL BE WAITING ON HEAVEN'