Poetry From the Road

Poetry From the Road ...

Well I intended to stay longer in Abilene. I am beat though. My phone, which is also my alarm clock, died in the night. I did not wake untl 8:20 ... about 6:20 AZ time. I was/am tired. I visited with Dr. Berryhill for a little while and went to the Center for Restoration Studies and dug around for a while. I discovered a few sources on Moser in some of the J. D. Thomas papers and found more on John P. Lewis too. But I decided to head back to the desert. First I stopped by ACU/Leafwood Press to visit with my friend Lisa and also talked with Leonard Allen. We talked about my work on Moser a little and about when I might be done with this biography. I headed to Taco Beueno about 12.30ish and got on the road around 1ish. I've been driving across the western half of Texas all day long. the cool part was the B-1 bomber that flew over the highway as I was leaving Abilene.

As I have been driving I have become contemplative and sort of poetic ... if that can happen with me. Some I made up and some I'm sure I learned from others ... this one is from the godfather of rock ... i'll keep mine to myself ... for now ...

"Look into the future
Look into my eyes and tell me
everything's all right
Tell me where we're going
I'm afraid 'cos I don't know
what going on in my life ...

From somewhere between El Paso and Las Crusas.

Bobby Valenitne