swaying field grasses

invite the old wheel barrow

back into nature

 above morning sounds

the calls of chachalacas

demand attention

 cactus living tough

surviving rough abiding

shallow, hollow bed

 riding the night trail,

cowboy eyes the creek ahead,

setting four-wheel drive

 mesquites derided

by brutish ranchers provide

smoked meats and jelly

 rattlesnake nest

warns with a harsh sound, prompting

me to mambo dance

 beyond internet

camp is cool under the stars

hot coffee is sipped

 guitar, fiddle plays

after the plates sweep away

men search for women

 old man sabine palm

grows his whiskers with cut fronds

stating character

 sandstone trims the lake

small islands pepper its depths

live oaks salt the shore

 an endless seashore...

white crystal sand dunes rising...

ouch! a jellyfish

 painted wooden plaque

hangs on restaurant door at lunch

"'fishin' and eatin'"

 a lengthy ranch road

courses through wide horizons

mountains at the end

 stupefying stop

a sign at gravel ranch roads'

intersection:  "Creek"

Black hawk

spirits flow across
the desert sky, knowing why
the free bird circles

Texas ocelot

nimble ocelot
ramble the Texas scrub brush
toward the river

Lone Star of Texas


The Lone Star of the
Great State of Texas points in
all five directions.

Texas football

In Texas, football
a national holiday
sport for our hometown

Eagle

soaring from great heights
the eagle leaves mountain sites
and snags fish in flight

Wind chimes


our backyard wind chimes
plays a sad song, synchronous
to the showy storm

Rainbow


the gleaming rainbow
lined bright colors synchronous
with both rain and sun

Cross


criss-cross go the wires
against the gray, wind-swept clouds
like a tall cross

Sand dunes


swift sand dunes sweeping
across the lonely sea-shore
seek serenity

Sea shells


along very long
beaches lie tiny sea shells
swept in from the deeps