Sand Hill
Mt Enterprise, Texas

   I have been here many times,
For some reason it always feels like home.
I have been here in good times and bad times,
When I was told I had als, this is where I came to be alone,
And yet while I was here, I did not feel that way
It was as though even in silence I was comforted.
It is so peaceful here - if you are still you can listen and
 hear the wind and the birds
The view is always spectacular; I can see for miles,
Many times I have seen storm clouds in the distance, and other times be in
 the midst of them,
And yet I think the reason I come here is not just because of this view,
But to go back in time.
To picture my dad as a little boy.
I picture what it must have been like 90 years ago,
With the one room school house nearby,
I know he didn�t go to school long,
But I know he was here,
He told me so.
His memory was sharp as he pointed out his granddad�s cabin,
His aunt and uncles homes,
He told me of stories about his granddad,
I wished I had only asked more.
I see myself walking in the footsteps he once walked in,
And yet I don�t feel like I can walk there,
I could never fill his shoes,
But he has left me something that I can grow in,
No matter what happens in the future.
As long as I can,
I will always come back here,
To look in the distance and remember,
That will always be here


by Lawrence Coats
June 1998