Serene

The garden
Is serene long
Grassy stretches
Clumps of trees and
A lone Pine full grown
Tall as the wind ruffles
Branches clouds pass by
Then bright sunlight but I am
The only person here at the
Peckerwood Gardens near
Prairie View A&M campus
West of Houston a quiet
Cozy place as I drive
To the college I see
A black man on a
Horse with his
Hat tipped
Back and
On his
Lap
Is a case
Of beer he has
Just bought at the
Filling station fifty yards
Further on a happy man on
A late Saturday afternoon
Still hot in mid November
In the Texas weather
The gardens and
The campus are
Both serene on
An evening to
Relax kick
Back feel
The breeze
Time to enjoy
A bit of repose
No more dramatics
The late unpleasantness
Receding behind us
Like sundown
Serene.