US 290 East
Most Beautiful Thing
highway, the highway, oh beautiful thing
flowing under a circling sky
our son asleep, eastbound
wildflower spring, old prairie towns
flowing under a circling sky
blackland prairie, gnarled oaks
wildflower spring, old prairie towns
cedar along barbed wire fence rows
blackland prairie, gnarled oaks
long rolling hills, windblown grass
cedar along barbed wire fence rows
speeding trucks, dusty roads
long rolling hills, windblown grass
our son asleep, eastbound
speeding trucks, dusty roads
highway, the highway, oh beautiful road
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This is inspired by Fiona Robyn’s new novel The Most Beautiful Thing. Since I’m doing napowrimo, I figured I’d use it as a prompt for today since this is the day Fiona is blogsplashing the book by offering the Kindle version for free. I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve read her novel Thaw, which I enjoyed very much.
Productive all the way around! I remembered to get Fiona’s book, enjoyed your poem a great deal (oh, pantoums! this does them justice), and the photo is wonderful. Love the wee fray of trees at the edge like sedged selvage.
Thanks, Deb. I believe you introduced me to the pantoum through an old Big Tent prompt.
as beautiful as I would expect (very). thanks James.
Thank you, Fiona. I can’t wait to read your book.
Form serves this so well. I love the chant of it, the sense of wheels spinning, forward movement. Delightful.
Lovely; like a mantra. Perfect photo pairing.
I enjoyed this.
Thanks, all, for your kind comments on this. I’m glad it made for a good read.