TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
NEW
TEXAS TOWNS
GHOST TOWNS
COUNTIES
TOPICS
TRIPS
ARCHITECTURE
COLUMNS
ARCHIVE
SITE MAP
SEARCH SITE
HOTELS


Texas | Columns | "Once Upon A Line"

Solitary Moment

by David Knape

There is a tree out there
in the field
among the winter shadows

the tree trunk is bathed
in the soft glow
of the setting sun

if you follow the trunk
on up the tree
you can see a hawk's nest
perched there
like an old growth upon the tree

and if you keep following
the limbs up to where they get
thin and skinny
and squint into the sun
you can see the hawk

watching the field
for movement

fierce eyes
hooked beak
fluffed head
of feathered splendor

an observance worth making
a picture worth taking

hawk and tree and setting sun
and the beauty of
that solitary moment

is enough
to make you kneel
and say a prayer.



© d.knape
February 22, 2016
More "Once Upon A Line" - Light verse and poetry by d.knape

Related Topics: Columns | Animals | Texas Towns | People | Texas



TEXAS ESCAPES CONTENTS
HOME | TEXAS ESCAPES ONLINE MAGAZINE | SEARCH SITE
TEXAS TOWNS A-Z | TEXAS GHOST TOWNS A-Z | TEXAS COUNTIES

Texas Hill Country | East Texas | Central Texas North | Central Texas South | West Texas | Texas Panhandle | South Texas | Texas Gulf Coast
TRIPS | STATES PARKS | RIVERS | LAKES | DRIVES | FORTS | MAPS

Texas Attractions
TEXAS TOPICS
People | Ghosts | Historic Trees | Cemeteries | Small Town Sagas | WWII | History | Texas Centennial | Black History | Art | Music | Animals | Books | Food
COLUMNS : History, Humor, Topical and Opinion

TEXAS ARCHITECTURE | IMAGES
Courthouses | Jails | Churches | Gas Stations | Schoolhouses | Bridges | Theaters | Monuments/Statues | Depots | Water Towers | Post Offices | Grain Elevators | Lodges | Museums | Rooms with a Past | Gargoyles | Cornerstones | Pitted Dates | Stores | Banks | Drive-by Architecture | Signs | Ghost Signs | Old Neon | Murals | Then & Now
Vintage Photos

USA | MEXICO | HOTELS

Privacy Statement | Disclaimer | Contributors | Staff | Contact TE
Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved