Only the wind
is forever
Only a mountain
at dawn
Only the West
is my lover
Only to her
I belong
Every time
I leave her
The trail back
stays open unclaimed
A voice in the canyon
still calling
O’er the river that christened
— my name
(13th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: January, 1997)
Elko Nevada- 2 Guitars A Mandolin & Fiddle