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#TBT: Wordless Wednesday: Friends, v.2.0

Posted on January 5, 2023

This was first posted January 4, 2012. I was talking about this the other day. No one lights up this pump jack anymore, and I miss it!

For my not quite so Wordless Wednesday…

a poem!

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On a dark Wyoming hill

sits a pump jack all alone.

Red lights shimmer upon it

and give a sense of home

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To a tiny deer perched high

upon its glowing back.

An unlikely team of spirits

in the deep and endless black.

Together they make a beacon

to travelers near and far.

This time of year rings special

for friendships where’re they are.

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A shoulder to rest upon

while searching for a goal,

Is the best some friends can offer,

it’s the reason for their soul.

But to rest a minute there

with twinkling lights ablaze,

Is what we all should hope for

at the ending of our days.

A good friend to help you there,

Where’er you want to go,

Or one to keep you company

in the dark and cold and snow.

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Pump jack decoration along Highway 16 courtesy of your oil and gas companies!

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5 thoughts on “#TBT: Wordless Wednesday: Friends, v.2.0”

  1. Joan Wood says:
    January 7, 2023 at 12:07 PM

    So the oil and gas companies used to light them up and they stopped? Did they not know how wonderful they are?

    Loved the poem. Who wrote it? Was it you?

    Reply
  2. Joanne says:
    January 7, 2023 at 11:08 AM

    It looks stunning in the night sky. Beautiful poem.

    Reply
  3. Kay Artley says:
    January 6, 2023 at 9:19 AM

    Good poem

    Reply
  4. Marilyn says:
    January 6, 2023 at 7:46 AM

    Very, very nice poem.

    Reply
  5. Susan says:
    January 6, 2023 at 4:40 AM

    How beautiful!

    Reply

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Carol, Wyoming rancher

Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on our working Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherds, Bravo and Indy, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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