Coastal Plains

Coastal plains stretch forever Blue skies cotton candy clouds. Red top sorghum and corn fields Tin water towers dot the land. Telephone poles far as the eyes can see Heat waves rise from the blackk top. Buffelgrass swaying in the wind Brown seed stalks drying in the sun. Miles upon miles of scrub brush Huisache, mesquite, stunted live oak. White lines race endlessly past On their way south. Dark clouds in the east Pour out their hearts. Every now and again a trooper Passes by in his black and white. Freight trains stretching into infinity Yellow road signs with bounding dear. Turkey vultures circle high Over the Texas Coastal Plains. 6/5/14 SOMEWHERE IN EAST TEXAS