Larry Bradfield Poet Sonnet

The Unexplained

In the year 1900 a  Texas judge
Went exploring on horseback all alone
Deep in the West Texas sand dunes he rode
Searching for ancient artifacts and bone

Near buried in sand stood forty wagons
No bodies - no tools -no hint of treasure
Perhaps a hundred souls made up this train
Formed in a "V" for defensive measure

A massacre seems clear but who is unknown
No reports of missing trains have been found
No hint of searches for loved ones exists
No clue on whether East or Westward bound

Often at night solutions I ponder
Did the souls find a home or still wander



10-01-20
Contest: Unexplained
Sponsor: Carolyn Devonshire

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Anne-Lise Andresen October 2, 2020 at 10:33 AM - Questions that we may never get answers to, Larry :) - Congratulations on your first place in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Larry Bradfield October 2, 2020 at 2:38 PM Thank you!!

Carolyn Devonshire October 2, 2020 at 10:30 AM This must be based on a true event, Larry, because you have given so much detail. This is the kind of discovery I would love to make myself. Excellent writing! Congratulations on a first-place win. Best wishes, Carolyn Larry Bradfield October 2, 2020 at 4:56 PM I'm pretty sure we'll never know. There are coyotes out there by the hundreds so we'll never see any bones.There are some good articles about the whole thing I could send you the URL's if you are interested. Soup mail me if you'd like. Carolyn Devonshire October 2, 2020 at 3:03 PM I don't know the answer to your question, so maybe you will write a sequel. Seriously, the "V" formation makes me think there was an attack, but there were pandemics back then too. Maybe we'll never know... Larry Bradfield October 2, 2020 at 2:38 PM Thanks so much Carolyn. Yes, it's a true if mysterious event still puzzled over today.Estimated time was about 1870 and by that time all the Native Americans were supposed to be in Oklahoma...so who could take on 100 travelers?...thanks again