Persimmon Perspective

Floral Invasion If my eyes could perceive What you say can be seen, The blaze of A South Texas Spring's floral display Would splash my e...

Drought They said it was seven years But that’s wishful numerology For we were going on vacation in ‘53 And then again in ’58 because money ...

The 50s A decade Lauded by many Held up as example – a template to return to With a simple president Who didn’t take politics as seriously a...

She Sang I will sing - She sang, Of stories wondrous and dwelling in Beaulah Old, old stories, told to the nations; Wonderful words of love,...

Broomcorn The old man spreads the cold congealed meat gravy onto a slice of bread And slakes his grease hunger as he slides again to times o...

Tank Government money - sometime after the war. Some senator set it up So ranchers and farmers Could trap a little water by throwing up dirt...

River I drank from it. Daddy threw me in and I swam so next time he wouldn’t have to. In late spring flow we seined with a tow sack And rive...