Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Black Cat


Black Cat (18-025Z)

White ring necked cat
Black and stiff
Lifeless at side of road
For three days

Tonight it is gone
Perhaps an eagle
Carried it away
Bones scattered in nest

One swift moment
Life departs
Coldness of death
Sinks to its bone

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-025Z)

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Grace

Grace (18-030Z)

Rushing around
Living for tomorrow
Missing the moment
Trying to cover the past

Dead things
Keep surfacing
Not quite dead
Marionette strings attached

Waltzes back
Into life
Ghost of past
Begging for rest

Dwelling in future
Avoiding the present
Pain shoves forward
Blinds to today

Rest is found
Embracing the day
Good and bad
Enough grace to stay

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-030Z)

Monday, January 29, 2018

Doggies



Doggies (18-029Z)

A quarter mile away
Herd sees me open the gate
They want to come and play
Get there just a moment late

Funny things can bring a smile
Stop and enjoy the surreal
Consider the moment for a while
Be open to what's revealed

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-029Z)

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Otherly

Video from Spearfish Canyon today.

Otherly (18-028Z)

Fresh snows
Lay upon
Fir's boughs

Roar of the fall
Layers of ice
Creation's sculptures

A "Narnia" moment
Just missing Tumnus
And a lamppost

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-028Z) 


Saturday, January 27, 2018

Beauty and Grace in Motion


Beauty and Grace in Motion (17-314A)

                     -i-
Beauty and grace in motion
Creation mimics Creator
White tail deer bounding over fence
Palette of colors paint the dawn sky

                     -ii-
Beauty and grace in motion
Rumble of herd running
Horses flow in stride
Dancing manes and tales

                    -iii-
Beauty and grace in motion
Stars dotting the clear night sky
Crispness of late Fall
Breathed in, received

                     -iv-
Beauty and grace in motion
Water spills over the cliff
Thunder of the fall
Rainbow's prism in pool's mist

                     -v-
Beauty and grace in motion
Eagle soars the thermals
Thoughts warm the heart
Love rises on fuel of wonder

                     -vi-
Beauty and grace in motion
Variegated souls knit
My love's form beside me
In forgiveness and love we share

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-314A) modified on (18-027)

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Busy


Busy (18-024Y)

Miss the beauty of the day
Preoccupied while walking
Hen rising out grass
Arouses my attention

Mulling over day
Running late by taking walk
Trying to hurry
Molly dog on her own time

Pull back from rushing
To only hurry again
Yo-yo of being present
Release control


About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-024Y)

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Shame

Shame (18-023Z)

Shame hangs thick
Coat of frost on the mind
Pollutes love's flow
Stains the heart

Harsh inner thoughts
Voice deepest fears
Stirring vortex of emotions
Anxiety of past replayed

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-023Z)

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Giddiness



Giddiness (18-020Z)

Soft glow unfiltered
Moments 'til sun crests horizon
Reflects from silky clouds
Fades as sun exchanges place

As quick as glow came
Color palette dulls
Sun now above filtered
Sigh of creation

Watch the transition
Enamored in creation
Beauty of Father's handiwork
Worship in my heart as dawn becomes day

Young boy giddiness
Lingers in my being
Honor that place
Participate in break of day

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-020Z)

Friday, January 19, 2018

Ink (18-019Y)

Ink (18-019Y)

Blank pages stare back at me
Verses yet to be written
Wait until smitten
Stories undefined flee

Silence is the soil
Paitence as words grow
Soon they spill out
Ink begins to flow

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-019Y)

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Yielding



Yielding (18-018Z) 

As I open the door morning's
Soft pink sky greets me
Tender pinks and reds soon
Give way to light yellow and grays

The liminal moment
Of dawn recedes
Brilliance now masked
Heart reluctantly concedes

Beauty hard to see in routine
Eyes dulled in life's fray
Longings now clandestine
It's covered with the day

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-018Z)

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Configuration

Configuration (18-012B)

Change requires
New configuration
Off-line
Install
Reboot

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-016Z)

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

January

January (18-016Z)

Window glazed white
In morning darkness
Patterns snowflake like
Simplicity's starkness

Engulfed in frozen
Moments cold
Want chosen
Beauty behold

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-016Z)

Monday, January 15, 2018

Solitude


Solitude (16-149Z)


Gray blustery day,
Bound to house.
Confined by body,
Mind fully alive.


About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (16-149Z)

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Cookie Dough

Cookie Dough (18-014Z)

add the
sugars brown and white
butter and olive oil
flower and baking soda
vanilla
bag of chocolate chips
mix it all together
heat the oven
wonderful tastes
warm from the oven

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-014Z)


Saturday, January 13, 2018

Light

Light (18-013Z)

Fifty year old light
Hung in the room
Among the shadows
In the corner

Pull string pulled
Last time today
Ladder hauled in
Fixture screws removed

Cut around porcelain freeing
From years of paint
Wires cut
To the trash it goes

Remote control
LED light fixture
Adjustable intensity
Shadows cast away

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-013Z)




Joy

Joy (18-012B)

pull you close
lead with right foot
step and pivot
lean in

joy to be close
learn and explore
learn new steps
enjoy the moment

eyes glitter
as we practice
feet and arms tangle
until move together

no music yet
just learning steps
something together
we enjoy

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-012B)

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Soft Light


Soft Light (18-011Z)

Of morning

always inspires
awe

Palette of color

clouds reflect
glory

A
nother day

grateful to
wonder

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-011Z)

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Fealty and Love


Fealty and Love (16-196Z)

A friend is true,
When they believe in you,
They don't cut and run,
In those moments that aren't fun.

Stick through to the end,
Though others just pretend, 
Even when others doubt,
They stand to defend.

In moment of joy or pain,
They are consistent remain the same,
My action may cause shame,
They commit to stay in the game.

Life is shared together,
This works both ways,
When one is weak,
The other is strong.

Fealty and love,
To each other,
Two together,
Better than just one.

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (16-196Z)

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Frail Hands


Frail Hand (16-151Z)

sit quietly beside
holding frail hand
in his waning presence abide
days are numbered in this land


finally found a peace
can just rest side by side
Fall season changing leaf
acceptance finally resides


not to the swift
presented many choices
each moment a gift
finally room for inner voice


waxing of season
suddenly life found
place beyond reason 
in waning days life abounds


Memories of my father-in-law.


About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet (16-151Z).

Sandhills of Soul

Sandhills of Soul (18-007Z)

High plains
Thoughts wander
Replays refrain
Life squander

Nothing to explain
Past launder
Hope un-contain
Path ponder

Free to roam
Explore new terrain
Swaying brome
Cleansing rain

Sandy loam
Peace sustain
Solitude's home
Quiet maintain

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-007Z)

Friday, January 5, 2018

Life (17-304A)


Life (17-304A)

Linear motion
Time's movement
Location over time
Roots

Foundation placed
Not knowing time
Will invest in place
Weathered

Storms pass
Still stands
Well built
Legacy

Till the heart
Plant the seeds
Pull the weeds
Harvest

Tears sown
Hope grown
Love known
Abundance

Broken restored
Lost found
Old renewed
Healed

Choices made
Who serve
Eternal consequences
Breathe

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-304A)


Thursday, January 4, 2018

Fickle (18-003Z)

Fickle (18-003Z)

Uncover unexplored
Depths define

Anxiety assaults
Fickle fears

Ask another
Consider concern

Dig deep
Faith fuels

Freedom found
Peace profound

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-003Z)

Winter

Winter (18-002Z)

Moon's
pale
glow
full
Snow
reflects
bitter
cold
Eight
below

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-002Z)

Monday, January 1, 2018

Forward

Western Nebraska New Years Day
Forward (18-001Z)

Hoar frost clings
Like sins of
Past generations

Want carried forward 
False beauty 
Into new year

Repentance melts away
Revealing life and
New beginnings 

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (18-001Z)