ride outta town

out in the open

left the last town

big city

L A lights burned like hell

surrounding cumulus clouds,

white,

white grey,

light filled,

drifting across the dome

of clean blue sky

free of con and chem trails,

for now

the wind chill moves across my face

it awakens memories of high pristine peaks

standing stark in intense bright sunlight

on the high plains,

filled with yellow grass,

rusty rocks,

brittle ground

burrowed with varmit holes

the dry air

the sound of a bird,

a horse,

its neigh,

its iron shod hooves,

like sharp flint on rock,

making it way,

rider on its back,

carried away to bounce

to my hungered ear,

like a bell ring,

clear,

even the sound of leather

squeaks almost as loud

even against the bit

with all those metallic rings and things

that go with the gear,

strirrups and buckles and such

with the clouds watching

from high above

to far down below,

to me,

my heart flares

and skips a beat

here i am

watching the rider and the horse,

with plenty of time to contemplate,

is it going to be another bad event?

how’s night gonna fall?

biscuits and whiskey washed down

with slow talk and rehashed news

or jerky and beans

followed with watered down coffee

followed with sleep?

or will it go south?

guns drawn

last sundown

with no more clouds in the morning

last night

no clear blue sky

no meadow lark

on high plains

no haunting chill of wind

blowin’ across rolling knolls

across your lovely southern face

morning comes

freckled cheeks

ruby lips of pure red

sparkling eyes reflect the sky

speckled with emerald green

my lovely dream

my lonely memory

you followed me

you spent the night

it's alright

body heat

sweet southern breath

past your sweet lips

into mine

that's why i love you

you don't take things lightly

you let love

move slow

you know what's yours

worth fighting for

into the wind we ride

freckled cheeks

ruby lips of pure red

sparkling eyes reflect the sky

speckled with emerald green

my lovely dream

my lonely memory

turned back real