dark rain clouds
wander the blue sky
making the dream come
alive a vision of the
land singing
Then cries the raven
from its hollow in the
knarled tree
that twists its branches
into the ancient wind
Thunder echoes way across
the desert yonder
farther than
the eyes can see
The black rock
was the blood of
that ancient beast
that was slain so
long ago
the locust begin buzzing
and an eagle heralds the dawn
when that sun peaks
up over the rim of mountains
the clouds catch
pink-red rays
The old man pulls up his
trousers because
of no suspenders. He laughs
out with his diabetic belly
and sings of how he has
“Noassatall disease”
The grand kids pile out of
the truck, hollering and
shouting as grandpa sticks
his false teeth back in
while heavens above are glistening
and the happy meadow lark sings of
a beautiful new day