Panhandle Poetry and Other Thoughts

 "Look, over yonder,Close to the treeline,Do you see that little dark spot in the grass?It looks to me like some cowJust had a new calf!I'll bet its legs are still wobblyAnd its Momma ain't ...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2021/09/fall-calf.html

 As the early morning light greets my journey, I am struck by the fact that the sloshing liquidstored in the passing train holds the same energy as the refracting li...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2021/09/solar-powered.html

 The road is often rockyAs to the heights we climbBut, the view from on the mountaintopIs often quite sublime.Sometimes you have to climb to the top of the mountain to see clearly what you h...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2021/08/from-top.html

 I know this is not the first time I've led off with the photograph of a Longhorn.  They are picturesque critters and I enjoy seeing the colorful beasts in the pasture.  This one i...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2021/08/symbol-of-bygone-time.html

We must first still ourThoughts,Mind,Body, Until in quiet contemplation,InspirationLights gently upon our conciousness,Preparing to burst forthIn the brilliant colors of action.

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2021/08/inspiration.html

It has been awhile since I left any tracks upon this page.The past year hasn't been one to inspire much creativity.Maybe I should ask,"What has inspired you this past year?"

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2021/08/hoofprints.html

We decided to celebrate Independence Day with a road trip to see how folks were dealing with “these trying times” as we so frequently hear on television. The answer is that in our part of rur...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/07/freedom.html

As a few of you might have noticed, I took a break from posting.  I suppose you could say I have been socially distant in this particular medium. Social distancing is really nothing new for ...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/03/pandemics-power-and-people.html

"I'm sure there's a good reason we are all standing here looking at the gate, but I can't for the life of me figure out what it might be!" That's what I thought when I saw this picture from a few...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/group-think-for-machine.html

This is from a few years ago and is among my favorite images.  I find it interesting how the curiosity is strong on both sides of the fence. Agriculture is something that is little appreciat...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/billionaire-candidates-and-agricultural.html

As I stand and look on high To pathways etched against the sky I know there is yet room to grow And so much more that I could know. Although I've traveled many miles Through years of troubles, te...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/each-day-new.html

It seems no matter how you try To cultivate the fields There will be things that do take root And take away from yields. They come from out of nowhere, To pop up now and then, You must be ever vi...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/habits.html

Way up in the greening trees, Caressed by a light spring breeze, The fox squirrel sits upon a branch As if he was in a deep trance. My searching lens locks onto him There upon his lofty limb With...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/fox-squirrel.html

The azaleas aren't blooming yet, but they will be in a few short weeks.  I figured flowers were appropriate for the day though, so I dug out this image from a few years back of some of the a...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/valentines-day.html

If you look closely at the image of the fire you might see the Flame Monster looking off to the right.  That was random, I'll admit, but it just popped out at me when I posted the picture.&n...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/consumed-by-flames.html

Sometimes what we think we see is not exactly the reality of the situation.  Take the above image for example; it looks like some loosely grouped arrows in the end of a hay bale.  The r...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-loose-grouping.html

When something's eating on my mind And just won't go away, I can't seem to let go of it, It's there throughout the day. It affects my mood, makes me a grouch But, it's nothing that you said, It's...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/space-to-think.html

Be present in the moment, Set all else aside, All the weight upon your shoulders Will soon slide Into the waters. Be present in the moment, Leave cares for another day, Focus on the task at hand;...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/in-moment.html

Sometimes I just hunt through the images stored on my computer until I come across one that catches my attention.  This is from when we bought a load of heifers and had them shipped in, but ...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/bull-haulers.html

A splash of color caught my eye As it was drawn on high To a place among the branches O'er my head Where sat a Cardinal, In all his regal glory, On a crisp, cold day. Although it was the depth of...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/spring-is-coming.html

When you're balanced on a wire And it's a long way to the ground You look and see that there Is not a net to be found. What can you do but keep on going Straight ahead just as you've been? What p...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/keep-your-focus.html

Yesterday's post apparently got more people's attention than normal.  It seems that controversial subjects draw folks like flies are drawn to a rotting carcass.  I probably have images ...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/controversy-and-politics.html

For some reason this photo of our Redbone Coonhound made me think of the half-time show of the Super Bowl.  I'll leave it to you to speculate why. It was not a show that appealed to my taste...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/halftime-confusion.html

When we are young it seems we try our best to fit in.  We want to do what everyone else is doing.  We want to wear the same clothes, have the same shoes and go to the same places. ...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/conforming-or-non-conforming.html

If you had a billion dollars, Tell me, what would you do? Would you head off down a rabbit hole And buy everything new? Some folks I know would buy more cows Or, maybe another farm; Some would bu...

https://panhandlepoet.blogspot.com/2020/02/what-would-you-do.html