Sticks and Stucco

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wind wisps dark locks from her brow green eyes gaze across saguaro spiked slopes over sticks and stucco where once was a river and corn grew tall her mama's native blood her dad's rugged heart she belongs to this land pushed her baby up this mountain where two centuries ago sentinels kept guard now come here to see sticks and stucco grow and watch her generation manage water (Meade was full last the year she was born) see her nurse her dream graduation career launch marriage money pay too much for sticks and stucco raise above average kids walk them all up this mountain on Thanksgiving while today her baby's stroller chases grandpa down the hill so full of giggles tomorrow grandbaby stands on this peak on the brink of her sticks and stucco and I pray grandpa’s here too

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Sotto Poet

Date: 11/27/2022 12:37:00 PM

This is a really encouraging post, Steven, and I share your hope that they will all be able to do it once more the following year. I adore the line "sticks and stucco".

Steven Young
Date: 11/27/2022 7:34:00 PM

Thank you. Yeah, dreams aren't made of brick and mortar any more.

Jim Slaughter

Date: 11/25/2022 10:29:00 AM

This is a very uplifting piece, Steven, and I, too, hope they can all do it again next year.

Steven Young
Date: 11/26/2022 2:21:00 AM

Thanks, Jim. I hope for a lot of years, and to squeeze the juice out of the ones I get.