One Last Look Around by Mike Moutoux

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One Last Look Around
by
Mike Moutoux

I guess I’ve always been a morning person

The sun ain’t rose and I’ll have the coffee brewing

The peace and quiet helps me think, helps me sort

What it is that day I should be doing

But evening is almost just as good to me

There’s a different kind of quiet when the sun goes down

It’s when I start the last job of my day

It’s time for taking one last look around

I check the sky for telltale clouds and color

For signs of weather coming, those two never lie

I listen for the quail that roost up near the windmill

If I don’t hear them call, I wonder why

The later I stay out the more I seem to see

Sometimes the silhouettes of hungry elk or deer

Maybe an owl will appear on dark silent wings

It’s hard to say just what you’ll find out here

The horses will be waiting at the gate for me

They like routines that involve a scoop of feed

We stroll together for the barn and separate stalls

Lights out when they have everything they need

Sometimes I can see my wife through an open window

She don’t know it, but in the dark I like to spy

My last job of the day is loving that woman

To hold her in my arms and tell her why

We all need to take that evening look around

Take stock of all the things that make our lives worthwhile

I do and I tell you what— I sleep pretty good

And it seems to help me wake up with a smile

This poem first appeared on www.enchantingcowboy.com.

Used here with the author’s permission.

Mike Moutoux (pronounced "moo-toe") is a "cowboy poet" who lives in New Mexico and works on area ranches where most work is done on horseback. He’s been writing and performing this distinctive genre of poetry and music since 2002 and was nominated for the Western Music Association’s "Cowboy Poet of the Year" in 2006. When he’s not riding the range, Mike performs at schools and festivals across the U.S. Read more of his work at https://mikemoutoux.com/.

rtaylor947@aol.com:
Lyrical, contemplative, skillfully written!
Posted 07/24/2012 07:41 AM

69Dorcas:
Yes, cowboy poetry reflects deeply from under the stars. They are allowed a certain aloneness from the western scene. It is beautiful. Sometime we do not have in the payvement of the city. Thank you.
Posted 07/24/2012 05:47 AM

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