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Arabian and Paint Horses in the Early Morning Fog 2017

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Filtered morning light
Fog diffuses dawn
Faint silhouette in distance
Find dense moisture dripping

Grass bent heavy
Greets bowed with moisture
Gratitude awakens with each step
Grace clings to me

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-131A)

Out of Ashes

Out of Ashes

In the ashes
clank of nails
Clinging to the magnet
Passion of attraction

Intimacy's attachment
Pried off magnet
Five gallon bucket
Half full of nails

Back and forth
Over nine square feet
Invisible force draws metal
Out of the ashes


About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-132B)

Mother's Day

       Mother's Day

              -i-

With each passing year

Gift of your love

In the eyes of our children

Expressions of your love

              -ii-

Unknowns with first born

As mature and grow

Releasing them daily

Expressions of your love

             -iii-

Role as mother nimble

New with each season

Ambivalence - joy and sorrow

Expressions of your love

              -iv-

A part of you willingly given

Learning as you go

Healing to the soul

Expressions of your love

              -v-

Transitions from totally dependent

To the day leave home independent

Spreading their wings with our blessing

Expressions of your love

              -vi-

Tender and vulnerable

Cords of love bind

Over miles and time

Expressions of your love

Dedicated to Colleen.

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-134A)

Thirsty Soul

A pool near Savoy, SD. in Roughlock Falls State Nature Area. Photo taken May 6, 2017.

Thirsty Soul

      Thirsty Soul

Living water gurgling

As rushes over stones

Into limpid pool

Deep beckons me near

Out of the belly flows

Rivers of Living Water

Refreshing the weary

Life to the soul

Invitation to draw near

Tranquility mesmerizes

Thirsty soul drinks deep

Restores life to the soul

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-128B)

Winter Reluctant

         Winter Reluctant

Thoughts settle as now floats down
Another late April blast of Winter
Winter so reluctant to let go

As day progresses snow continues
Covering grass with wet purity
Turning bare patches to mud

Perfect temperature for a walk
In the heavy wetness
heart warm with thoughts of my love

Her brunette hair still captures me
Dark brown eyes, pools of security
Her hand in mine comfortably

Each day that passes a new opportunity
Exploration of beauty I've neglected
Parts long dormant awakened

All by a Spring day in late April
On the high plains of Western Nebraska
A different kind of beauty

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-118B)

Restored

              Restored

False places of comfort
Default scripts run in thoughts
Muscle memory of soul
Unconscious memory of mind
Work in tandem in harmful response

Press into awareness of body
What is my body telling me
What memories are being called upon
Once hidden things exposed to Light
Gentleness and kindness to what is found

Allowing Father's love and tenderness
Peace and rest finally after all these years
Maturity and wholeness, a new way to live
Congruent and complete
Restored

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-116A)

Untethered (17-115A)

       Untethered

Panic in wide open space

Drift in expanse untethered

Alone with my fears

Deceptive story that hear

Interrupt the story

Rest while adrift

Change perspective

Embrace the gift

Be gentle to soul

Long journey to whole

Face fears of past

Destiny to cast

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-115A)

Blossoms Fall

      Blossoms Fall

Water playfully drips
Snow melts
Heavy snow
Falls from trees

Meadowlarks joyfully sing
Sounds of life
Entwined together
Stop and observe

Lilacs laden with snow
Purple contrasting white
Short bursts
Vibrant colors

Wind and warmth shakes
Leaves and branches clean
Soon beauty's damage
Revealed as blossoms fall

Video is of the Spring snow melting today as bushes are starting to bloom. A typical high plains Spring.

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-119A)

So Slow

             So Slow

As we journey together on fire
We meld desires
Passion grows
Love ever so slow
Draws out the dross that stains
Exposing deepest pains
Maturity gain
Never be the same

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-111B)

Herd Ways

                Herd Ways

Horses coming in from the pasture
They gather a quarter mile away
At the bottom of the hill
The race up begins

They crest the hill
The lead mare slows
Energy dissipates
As prepare for sharp turn

Into the open face shed
They tumble into place
Dominant mare and gelding
Others take their places in the rain

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-111C)

Standing

Standing

Standing in lush green

High plains in the Spring

Edge of Great American Desert

In territory fight chased away

Warmth of early day

Primal beauty awakes

In the creek bottom

Standing proud in the grass

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-109D)

Transplant

            Transplant

In the ashes prepare the ground
Push the shovel down with my weight
Scoop out the dirt, repeat
Earth ready to receive

Work with the soil
Prepare the roots
Planting beauty in the debris
For the future what will be

Sprinkle with water
Baptizing new life
What was dead
To live again

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-106B)

Love's Dance of Union

Love's Dance of Union 

                  -i-

Love's dance of union

Ask for this

Settle for that

Invite again

                  -ii-

Love's dance of union

Pursuit and pleasure

Claimed and known

Learning to dance

                  -iii-

Love's dance of union

Stepping on each other's toes

Stumbles and tumbles

Beginners practicing this dance

                  -iv-

Love's dance of union

Trusting and letting go

Embracing rhythms flow

Dancers transform ever so slow

                  -v-

Love's dance of union

Know the steps now mix them up

Impromptu coreography 

Presents new show

                  -vi-

Love's dance of union

Delight of passion

Expressed in footwork and spins

Love covers past sins

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-108C)

Greater Than

     Greater Than

His love is greater than
All my sin and shame
All sorrow and pain

His love is freely given
Always offered
Often refused

His love is redemptive
Washes me clean
Resores my place in Him

His love
Beyond understanding
Heals the mind and heart

His love 
Mixed with mercy
Full of grace

His love
Hope to the hopeless
Life to the dieing 

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-104A)