Sit Tall in the Saddle

and watch morning’s light

shuffle across

the herd moving lazily

with moos accompanying

their gladness

for a mouthful of grass.

Time to check for

missing calves or mothers

looking for their

little ones. Branding today.

A cowboy’s life is hard

but the only one there is.

As I sit here on a log

beside the pasture

eight-year-old childhood

memories

sure feel good.