Cow Palace

Cow Palace, on the Tucson-Nogales Highway, famous for Hollywood stars like John Wayne. At first, the sunset tipped its halo light, in my way, as I tried to get a digital photograph in vain. My Aunt drove closer, but a trucker pulled up, then another, right into the parking lot. Seriously? We pulled in front of him into this crazy setup. I snapped. Inside business’ closed - flooded imperiously. Read it has a mud floor and the calendar’s frozen on September. The piano slowly falls apart. What a way for a cowboy to say, “Happy Trails.” Chosen to die with its boots on, The Cow’s tough-undercut. Easier to photograph was Longhorn, huge rack displayed, directly across from the slain Cow, who watches roofside. Amado experienced a monsoon in 2018 - the Cow paid. So much drama in the Arizona desert - nowhere to hide. 2/9/2022