Texas Dreamer

a child of ten pumping gas way back then
a lasting impression was made
by a customer who came in
just a pickup truck and horse trailer
a cowboy hat, big belt buckle and southern drawl
said he was racing horses, was from Texas an' all
from that day on i dreamed of the day
i would go to this place where horses 'n' cowboys reign
with my school atlas tucked under my arm
i began to travel and explore this land
learned what i could - someday i'll go there,
i truly would
we grow up and follow our destined path
childhood dreams are set aside
long years past i still see that tall Texan,
wearing a ten gallon hat, blue jeans, boots
~ whistling a tune
vivid in my mind, deep in my soul
i have travelled Texas often, yet only in books
i have crossed the state from end to end
Amarillo, Brownsville, El Paso, Ft Worth
a passion followed along many paths
now in my pick-up i travel at last.

Journal Writing 01/99