My life grows short
I somehow know
But I dread not death
Or where I’ll go
My life’s been blessed by much good luck
For I’ve roamed the earth
In pickup trucks
With guns and bums and bird dog pups
Favorite poem of everyone’s friend, Judge Lee R. West, deceased.
Tom Word is a lawyer who represents individuals about managing their assets and for amusement writes fiction and non-fiction about bird dogs and humans obsessed with them.
Few living today knew the days of wild bird (quail) hunting on foot on ordinary farms across much of America. I did, and it kept me sane and gave me much joy.
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