Nebraska Love Affair
A Nebraska love affair
with barren prairie
once despised
now a healing balm
Seen with new eyes
touched by stark beauty
silence draws out treasure
exposes longings buried
The Oregon Trail adventure
each day's a journey leaves
litter of unnecessary baggage
to lighten spirit's load
Burying the dead
left along the way
a price willingly pay
in hope of the promise land
Tall grass
hypnotizing sway
relaxes the mind
beneath molasses sky
Today the prairie calls
mountain peaks outline fading horizon
muffled sorrow as cross
where previous generations wouldn't pass
No regrets knowing the risk as
some refuse the invitation
and choose to be left in the past
face the grief of the unknown
Life and health before me
just walk the trail today
lightly travel each hour
all extra weight cast away
Poem 20-037C
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