Jett’s Grill
The Faces
(Chisos Mining Company,
Early 1900s,
Terlingua, Texas)
at the historic Hotel Paisano
serving dinner 5 to 9 p.m.
seven days a week
of cinnabar
loom deep
within the thick,
palpable darkness
of the desert:
faces the miners
take their picks to:
faces feebly lit
by little candles
fastened to their hats:
faces crumbled
to fill wagons
for droplets of quick-
silver: wagons
the burros,
staggering, groaning,
and bleeding,
drag in sunlight.
Larry D. Thomas
207 N Highland Ave • Marfa
432.729.3838
The Miracle
(Chisos Mining Company,
Early 1900s,
Terlingua, Texas)
He labors all day
deep in the red,
candle-lit darkness
of the mine, musing
the five o’clock
miracle sure to come
when his wages
of Mexican silver pesos
will turn, right
before his eyes,
into water fit
for drinking, dried
Texas Mountain Laurel
(from Stark Beauty)
In early spring,
for a distance
of several feet,
A project supporting the daily operation
of the Alpine Public Library
it wafts the aroma
of the thick, sweet
juice of grapes.
corn tortillas, beans,
dried chili for seasoning,
Its branches creak
a little candy, and even
and sway, laden
a shaving or two of cheese. with the cascading
Larry D. Thomas
R E -R EADS B OOKSTORE
Gently used books
at gentle prices.
Ave. E at 7th St., Alpine, Texas
Open 6 days a week
Monday-Saturday 10-5
clusters of blooms
teeming with bees
like monks in amber
robes, intoxicated
with contemplation,
humming their chants,
OPEN
Monday thru Saturday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Patio Area w/ 2 Flat Screen TV’s
Private Party Reservations Available
rapt in fragrant
monasteries
of lavender.
(432) 426-2020
107 Musquiz, Fort Davis, Texas
Larry D. Thomas
Patrick & Monica Craven
Welcome You
Cenizo
First Quarter 2011
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