Broad Horizon

Broad Horizon

 

Stillness of snow covered prairie

seeps into weary bones

solitude's silence once again

draws out cluttered thoughts

 

Western Nebraska's broad horizons

swallow up the day's worries

burden laid upon yoke

refreshing inner calm

 

Fingers of snow drifts iced over

protrudes along property line

chaos of wind driven fury resisted

lover's warmth melts the sting

 

Intimacy's embrace in oneness

under brisk open sky

restores sense of oneness

emptiness absorbs all dissonance

 

Renews what's been taken

refills what's been freely given

peace washes fluidly beneath

broad horizon's invitation

 

Leaving soft pastel colors

brushed upon once heavy memories

transforming the meaning

of what has been

 

Poem 20-037B

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Nebraska Love Affair

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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Love

Love

Flush cheeks kissed

by winter zephyr

snow skiffs about boots

prairie's bent low

Brace against the bitterness

lungs remember frosty atmosphere

soaks into pores and fiber

pace quickens 'til turn leeward

19-363B

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Kindle

Kindle

Father's gift of you

Thoughts of you kindle

as dawn breaks in glorious ways

beauty of sky

draws thoughts of you

First bloom of alfalfa

awakens awe of love for you
sight of beauty stirs me

reminds me of you

Wafting sweetness of fields a'bloom

soft aroma's embrace

deep into my lungs

the way our love fills

18-041z

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Gray Clouds

Gray Clouds

Dirty gray clouds

as smoke stained walls

gloom hangs thick

Spring stolen away

Snud, snow and mud

glom onto boots

a Winter zephyr

scurries through

Green blossoms cloaked

thick in soft white

prairie weather unpredictable

as bask in afterglow of storm

19-120y

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Buried

Buried

Clanks and rumbles rises next door
memories bulldozed down
dilapidated farm flattened
back into the prairie

19-107z
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Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

Sound of wind pushing

 trees sullenly sway

Gray skies of winter

 swirling spits of snow

Nebraska prairie brown

 tumbleweeds tumble

Stampeding above the grass

 'til gaggle gathers on fences

Darting across roads

 dodging traffic

Safely on their way

 Omaha bound

18-361A

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Day Fades

Day Fades

sun teases
behind foliage
blazing tangerine

seduces the eye
moment of reflection
in nature's mirror

quieting self
in seasons
of transitions

in gentle breeze
sweeping mind
peace engulfs

(18-221x)

September Morn

September Morn

Sun peaks over
the hill shyly

Soft fleshy pink
greets me

Daily routine
walking Molly

In the hay field
round bales

Still smell sweet
as walk past

Hush lay upon
greenness of September

Irrigation water jostling
in concrete ditch

One more week
'til water silenced

Preparation for Fall
on the ranch

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-251B)

Creativity

        Creativity

Rustling of tall grass
Leaves and tumble weeds scoot past
As sun sinks gust subside

A day outside is better than any day in the office
Just a few moments at dusk
Washes all the slime away

Creativity comes easy
In open spaces
In open places

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