land

Land It’s not so much The infrastructure And buildings But the trees and Water if you are lucky The dirt under your feet And ground you scoop into your hands Not the stuff amazon delivers Though that can be kinda fun too But what really nourishes the soul The air sky Animals and birds The real stuff that Matters Family friends Life And being able to grief When death takes them To be able to go deep stir your innards and fill your dreams.

ancestors

Ancestors along the shores of ancient lakes our ancestors foraged birds and small game for food and clothing willows and tules for shelter and baskets as the water dried up farmers and ranchers depleted the resources and brought in invasive species until it threatened their livelihood too until the government decided to create sanctuaries and wildlife preservation areas to coexist through water rights and irrigation ditches today i can still pick willows for my baskets.

country music

Country music It’s on the radio in this small Nevada town Where it fits Though rock and hip hop are available The open road and whiskey blues Make more sense The alkaline soil and sagebrush Slowly nod To the twang of guitar broken hearts and pick up trucks from patsy cline willie nelson and now chris stapleton it’s all good as they question their sanity in a ¾ waltz.