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I have loved things Country and Western all of my life. I have loved the ranches and farms, the work, the fields, the barns, livestock, and the food. I was born and raised in Kentucky where I learned to ride and care for horses. Most of my family lived on farms and/or were livestock producers. I have raised various livestock and poultry over the years.I have sold livestock feed and minerals in two states. My big hats and boots are only an outward manifestation of the country life I hold dear to my heart. With the help of rhyme or short story, in recipes or photos, I make an effort in this blog to put into words my day to day observations of all things rural; the things that I see and hear, from under my hat. All poems and short stories, unless noted otherwise, are authored by me. I hope you enjoy following along.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

A SENSE OF SPRING






It felt a bit like Spring today
But not upon my skin
The air was cold, the sky was gray
And my jacket was too thin

The new calves were sitting tight
Against their mothers backs
 Pools of water reflected light
 In the cattles frozen tracks

It was not a bright warm sun
Nor  new buds upon the trees
(Though those can't come soon enough
For an old cowboy like me)

No, it must have been the sound
Of the Redbirds' "pretty" call
The Robins coming back around
After leaving us last Fall
 

Could've been the shoots of green
Of  Daphodils on the rise
Or thousands of honking geese
Flying north across the skies


Yes, I felt it in my bones
Sure as a man can feel a thing
At the ranch, Winter's come and gone
And I  sense the birth of Spring

K.L. Dennie 2010


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