THINGS I MISS ABOUT TEXAS

THINGS I MISS ABOUT TEXAS:
my seeing my son’s blue eyes
seeing my mother’s fragility in her old age
the car wash on University Drive
Sonic Drive-in
Berry Street
the bricks on Camp Bowie Blvd.
Hulen
Hulen Mall
the Pizza Guys at Ridgmar Mall
Dillards
having lunch with my friend Colleen
Wednesdays at the Flying Saucer downtown
sitting at the coffee shop on Houston Street in summertime
the AMC Sundance
walking home
Burnett Plaza
the sausage biscuits at the deli at Burnett Plaza
having my son drop by and clean out my fridge
seeing storms coming in from the west
the sounds of Spanish speaking people
$1.25 dry cleaners
Hurricane Harbor
really good Mexican food
the smell of the Federal Courthouse in summer
David Finfrock
Tammy Dombeck
the Dallas Cowboys, and I don’t even really like them
the heat rising up from the cement in July
the call of Grackle birds in summer
Starplex Ampitheater
the wide blue skies
seeing cowboy boots with business suits
the going into an air-conditioned house in summer
bagels from Einsteins on University
fireworks on the 4th of July by downtown
Town Talk Food Store
Hillside Apartments
Main Street Arts Festival
Trinity Park
movies at the Modern
Hemphill Street,