Image: Salt coated timber at El Sal Del Rey, inspiration for haiku in next section McAllen poem 115.

23.04.14: 111) The day broke, the sun shone, my tour carried on

McAllen my next place to dwell

Chamber of Commerce providing the hotel

So with great memories of last night’s event

Drivin’ down the road, once more I went

Thinkin’ of the St Georges flags that flew proud

When I spoke, an’ spoke out loud

The audience to amaze, Poem after poem about my travelin’ days

I-37 the road was clear, then 281 due south from here

Miles past the sky overcast

But onward I sped, as the road southward led

Soon I was all smiles when the sign said McAllen 22 miles

Soon on the internet in McAllen library I’m lookin’

For details of my hotel bookin’

Details found, to the hotel I’m bound

Amazed at what I saw, walkin’ through the hotel door

The next four days I’m gonna be, in the lap of luxury

Photos taken so I can show it

Is a step up for a poverty struck travelin’ poet

A part that I can tell is a part I can play so very well.

 

112) Suitcase unpacked, jeans hung up, tee shirts stacked

Text home “arrived safe” on this part of my roam

Air conditioning nice an’ cool, good view of the hotel pool

Weather changed an’ its hot Texas sun,

An’ another stage of my tour’s begun

 

113) Time to kill, gonna sit an’chill

Day’s travelin’ done, gonna bask in the sun

My friend’ll call towards the end of the day, an’ we’ll be away

To unravel the mystery of more Rio Grande history