Image Leaving a rest room on I37 ann the rains really comin’ down
19.04.25: 99-71) Last night went alright,
I took Bonnie home we didn’t cry, as we hugged an’ said goodbye.
Not a tear but hope to be together again next
This morning I took it steady getting ready
Making sure I got everything I did bring
Checkout easier than expected, room deposit collected
Tell them my stay’s been a delight, I’ll use them again if the price is right
Then to the car, already stowed, as once more I hit the road
100-72) Start car I’m away, fuelled it last night
Call for coffee to go, get things right
An’ memories abound as once more I’m Southward bound
To the East a reddish hue, tells me sunup’s nearly due
An’ so day breaks once more on another part of my 2026 Poetry Tour
101-73) For I10 bound coverin’ familiar ground
In Ozona I make a breakfast stop, at Bryan’s Taco Shop
I never supposed it would be closed
No need for dread, grab an’ go from a gas station instead
Grab it, pay, eat it an’ once more I’m on my way
102-74) On I10 I see police lights flashin’
He’s pulled someone over, maybe for excessive dashin’
Just beyond I see, another hiding behind a tree
I stick to the limit so he don’t chase me
I glance in the mirror, he’s drivin’ the opposite way
I’m thinkin’ ‘will he spoil another speedsters day?’
So my drive carries on with the occasional break
Pictures to take, memories to make
Then a Sheriff joins the fray, pulls onto the I10 an’ he’s away
He’s caught one does he have a quota today?
San Antonio’s near, fill up with gas it ain’t so dear
An’ I can depend on getting to journeys end
103-75) San Antonio I’m through sky no longer blue
Turning grey, rain on the way
Sign says Rio Grande Valley I37
I’m thinkin’ of the festival, 3 days of poetry heaven
So on I go, turn on the radio an’ let the country music flow
104-46) First a few drops an’ them more, then it begins to pour
Pouring down an’ as is the norm puddles form
An’ we got to beware of spray an’ drive with care
Through Three Rivers then dread, standin’ traffic ahead
I hear two tones behind an’ find
Fire Truck followin’ me, it’s passed an’ I can see
How bad things look to be
Looks like we’re gonna be here a while could be a long stay
I look at the map and can see no other way
Traffic backin’ up then police find a way to turn us round,
Once more we’re away, oogle maps show me where I need to be
An’ the best way to get to George West
Now not so down in the mouth cos’ from there it’s due South
It’s still raining, ain’t no point in complaining
I know where to go, just go with the traffic flow
An’ depend on my car to get us to journeys end
105-47) Rain still comin’ down in Edinburg town
I’m at Nianna’s she’s not there, I wait a while
She comes. We hug an’ smile
Despite the rain, we’re together again if only for a while
Despite the weather we’re once more together
For the RGVIPF or maybe a meal out and be seen
As Her Most Loyal Prince Consort, escorting His Most Gracious Queen
106-48) Buster an’ Zelda, two new cats introduced an’ produced
Soon we’re playin’ will they understand what I’m sayin,
Soon dinners made an’ eaten, stuffed peppers can’t be beaten
With the cats we interact an’ chat
I write some more, my final score
An’ feel my eyelids complainin’ an’ outside it’s still rainin’
So I’m gonna hit the sack, thinkin’ ‘it’s great to be back’.
