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El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas desert landscape mountain tops cactus’s so green sand storms dry air Footprints of a lone coyote beige sand rocky mountain ledge leads the way to a sun-filled sky dry heat winter in the morn spring at noon summer by four El Paso, Texas a small fragment of the Lone Star State Home 03/12/2021 My first attempt at an Ekphrasis poem Written for All Yours (March 14th) Poetry Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand

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Eve Roper

Date: 7/26/2021 8:22:00 PM

It is very warm in Texas and in some-places very humid. Great write.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/16/2021 2:24:00 PM

Congrats on your winning work. Way to go. It is very descriptive and expressive. Reads like a tough area of the USA in which to live. Sara

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/13/2021 11:17:00 AM

There is no place like home and its best when you love it! Aloha! Rico

Evelyn Swartz
Date: 3/13/2021 11:55:00 AM

Thank you!!!!

Sam Kauffman

Date: 3/13/2021 10:13:00 AM

Evelyn, if this is your first try, can't wait to see what follows. So descriptive and so lovingly rendered. Thanks for the tour of your home town! All the best.

Evelyn Swartz
Date: 3/13/2021 10:37:00 AM

Thanks Sam

L Milton Hankins

Date: 3/12/2021 8:29:00 PM

Nice job describing El Paso. I've never been there, but I think I have now.

Evelyn Swartz
Date: 3/12/2021 11:31:00 PM

aww thank you