Tejano Nocturne

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                              Field —

                                              Twilight —

                              Flower Moon —

                              In the distance

                              Cows — Their calves trialing

                              A few steps behind —

                              Walk together.

                              Tucked away

                              On the back porch,

                              A mockingbird’s nest

                              Empty of egg and bird.

                              The yet-to-be dark —

                              The coming night cooling.

                              The flicker of summer’s

                              First lightning bugs.

                              One day my life will end.

                              Find me in this night —

                              Field —

                                               Twilight —

                              Flower Moon —