Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The Vast Texas Plains....











Here in north Texas, we have an abundance of wildlife. Our neighborhood teems with all manner of native critters. We even see bobcats a couple of times a year, along with coyotes, rabbits (we counted 19 on one of our morning walks), squirrels, racoons, and birds of every description.

I wrote the following poem as a tribute to the native coyotes, longhorn steers and, of course, our cowboys, who maintain order on the wild and wooly plains. Read the poem slowly, out loud. I had particular fun with the way the words roll and rhyme. I hope you like it.

The Vast Texas Plains

On the vast Texas plains the coyote reigns
And the longhorns bellow and bawl.
As the wind's wild refrains howl a hymn 'cross the plains,
On the vast Texas plains the coyote reigns,
And the cowboy maintains with his brawn and his brains
A semblance of order for all.
On the vast Texas plains the coyote reigns,
And the longhorns bellow and bawl.
(C) 2006 Clint Ellison

3 comments:

  1. Glad to see this poem again, always loved the lines "bellow and bawl".

    Such talent...happy you are using it.

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  2. I do like it, very much. I love writing poems too...so does my mother, she writes them all the time. This one is great -great photos too! I've only been to TX once (ouside of Dallas) for work and we had a nice time!

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  3. Beautiful photos of your country and the wildlife
    there in Texas...

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