Flint Hills by auntietk

Writers • Landscape • posted on Aug 05, 2015

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The Kansas prairie on a sunny day Is a soporific A single glass of wine Turning down the volume Relaxing the mind Soothing the fraying edge It isn't the vision of hay bales Tractors Barns and silos That draws me in But the unimaginable vista That comes with every slight rise Something about that view That vast open space Is like rocking in a chair On somebody's front porch It's easy to miss Dismiss Prairie beauty But it is not Insignificant In Autumn The colors of the prairie Are no less grand than Leaves turning in Vermont Something in the heart Resonates Appreciates Subtleties of grasses Going from green to Gold burgundy cream yellow orange Changing perspective Wind rippled fields Creates an iridescent Sense of motion Colors washing past Shimmering in the sun Driving through a Prairie afternoon Changing light Makes me want to spend A year Living on that rise over there Or perhaps the next one Rocking chair on porch Watching the season's light Come and go It's just a dream Other seasons Different times And the prairie Is a harsh mistress I'll enjoy the dream And look forward To next Autumn When we'll go driving Through the Flint Hills Once again Kansas prairie Shining in the sun .............................. Every year when we drive through Kansas I make notes for a poem. I finally collected them all together and got it finished today. Maybe this year I can enjoy the trip without feeling like I have to write it all down! :) ............................. Cover art in ArtRage 2.0 and Photoshop CC

Comments (13)

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Mulltipass

1:36AM | Thu, 06 August 2015

Wonderful Poem!!!

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Faemike55

2:41AM | Thu, 06 August 2015

fabulous poem - I feel like i'm right there with you.

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beachzz

5:11AM | Thu, 06 August 2015

Your writing made me feel as though I was right there on the prairies of Kansas--beautiful words and the image matches them so very well!!

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SunriseGirl

5:26AM | Thu, 06 August 2015

The art and the poetry is such a wonderful expression of the beauty you see and feel that I also see and feel it in my heart and my mind's eye

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wysiwig

7:05AM | Thu, 06 August 2015

I must admit, I never gave Kansas much thought but your excellent poem has changed that. I love the companion image.

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durleybeachbum

4:01PM | Thu, 06 August 2015

Miraculous wordmaster! I am transported.

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helanker

4:45PM | Thu, 06 August 2015

A really wonderful poem, Tara. I feel I am there. !!

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moochagoo

7:53PM | Thu, 06 August 2015

Lovely poem :) :)

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kgb224

8:09PM | Thu, 06 August 2015

Wonderful poem Tara. God bless.

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Katraz

8:37PM | Thu, 06 August 2015

Lovely poem.

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Wolfenshire

4:01AM | Sat, 08 August 2015

A truly fantastic poem, you captured the moment so well.

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RodS

12:37AM | Sun, 09 August 2015

Wonderful prose here, Tara - and a lovely visualization of the stunning beauty of the Flint Hills.

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irisinthespring

12:02AM | Wed, 12 August 2015

Awesome capture and I lived in Kansas City, KS for a few years and loved the red trees in the fall, it is for sure a beautiful place and has all four seasons in style, for sure. I will never forget the snow they have there each year, it like NY snow, lol...Thanks for sharing a grand memory, of a time gone by but not forgotten...:))