Quietly

          Quietly

quietly they rest among
tall grass and cedar trees
blend in with cover
browns of Autumn aligned

small herd of deer
a young buck
several does all fixed
on my every movement

stop long enough
to enjoy peacefulness
reminds me to breathe
gratefulness of new day's surprise

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-279C)

Prairie Coastline

        Prairie Coastline

Bluff jutting up
Coastline of the plains
Camouflaged in the earth tones
Five deer move as mountain goats

Written about going through Mitchell Pass.

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-086z)

Morning Commute

      Morning Commute

In the predawn hour

Shadow takes form at side of the road

Mule deer deciding on shoulder

Break hard as sudden pivot and bounds away

Tail lights spew red

Back into the shelter of darkness

We each resume our journey

Shadows melting as sky lightens

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-037A)