Brilliant In Her Radiance

Brilliant in her radiance,
      Cowgirl of the American West,
Bedazzling, sharing her charms.

Bright yellow blousey cotton
      Flaps loose in the afternoon breeze,
The Great Plains in a cool spell
            Unusual for late June,
Except for those weeks
      When Canada visits the flats on a front.

Long tangled auburn hair
      Flying nearly horizontal downstream,
The gusts so crisp,
      And crossing her face in front,
            Only her effervescent smile,
      And barber-lather-white eyes,
Shone through the flowing tresses.

Cowgirl of the American West,
      Wearing a sun-colored blouse
            And the leathers of a round-up,
Stamping her own romantic style,
      Remington-balanced,
            On stirrup-engineered boot heels,
Not yet 25, if a day,
                  Brilliant in her radiance.


For Conversations With Walt
Denis J. Kelly
May 24, 2011