Once I Lived in Texas: Whispers 'Round the Campfire

Under wide Texas skies where dust rises and hearts run deep, this collection of poems traces the rough and tender edges of love, loss, and resilience. Rooted in the spirit of cowboys, the Wild West, and country life, these verses tell stories of passion that burns like a summer sun, heartache that lingers like an old road at dusk, and the quiet strength it takes to stand tall when the wind turns harsh. From moonlit ranch roads to worn country memories, each poem carries the grit of the land and the softness of a longing heart. This is a book for those who’ve loved hard, hurt deeply, and learned to keep riding anyway—a lyrical homage to the land, to wide-open spaces, and to the unbreakable resolve forged under endless skies.