Nothing can
compare to Texas.
I have
been from coast to coast.
Although I am
not a Texan by birth
It gives me
a right to boast.
Thirty years ago I
felt their humor
As they
laughed when I said "you guys"
Always calling me a
darned Yankee
Until "ya'll" I
learned to rectify.
They told
me about armadillos
The weirdest
looking animal I've seen
And tarantulas that could jump three feet
That would
certainly make me scream.
You may see
a wealthy rancher
Buying dinner
for his ranch hands
All dressed in
jeans and cowboy boots
And you can't
tell who tends the land.
The town rallies
to the cause
When someone is down on their luck
With all
sorts of fund raisers
They collect .... not pass the buck.
If you are
stranded on the roadway
To the rescue
they will come
In
their big pickups with grill guards
And window
racks to hold their guns.
With names
like Billy Bob and Bubba
They are
very proud of their state.
They are famous
for their steak houses,
Tex-Mex cuisine
and big b-b-que plates.
Texans are
definitely good folks
And to Colorado
they will roam
To take in a
little snow skiing
Since there
isn't any snow at home.
If you live in
the middle of Texas
A full day's
drive it will take
Seeing mesquite trees and sage brush
Just to get out
of the state!
If you can't take the
heat
Don't visit in
August, July, or June.
The highest I've seen is
114
So we keep our AC's
in tune.
If the wind is blowing
10 mph
When the temperatures
are higher
It feels like your face
is being
Blasted by a hot
hair dryer.
It costs too much to
water
So our grass is not
really green.
The
rain divides right around us
The likes of which I had
never seen.
I'm proud
to call Texas my home.
To my heart, it
is very dear.
It's uniqueness
is hard to understand
Until you
have truly lived here.