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So then, we'll try to
lighten it up a little.

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This poem is called
"Rancho de la Osa."

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It's about the southwest,
it's about an actual ranch,

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not far from here, down
by the Mexican border.

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And the story, or
the poem, is written

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as a result of going
down and spending

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a weekend at the ranch, and
imagining how the ranch got

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to be what it is today.

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And the ranch was--

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it was once a working
ranch, and there

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were some folks who owned it,
and it had been turned into--

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not a resort, exactly, but--
a vacation spot for people,

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right on the Mexican border.

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"Rancho de la Osa," which
means Ranch of the Bear.

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"Returning to the remains of
his labor, ravaged by time,

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the wearied old
one gives blessing,

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and smiles for what he knew.

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New paint arrives-- purple,
lavender, navy blue.

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The iron polished, the
rotted boards removed,

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good history found.

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The diplomat's memorabilia
pressed and framed.

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Navajo rugs dusted in
cellar mud, unboxed

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to hang with modern art.

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This haunt will
not be forgotten.

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Even the aging caretaker,
without energy to mend,

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is sent to cemetery with honor.

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Heirs, jealous of
illiquid love, are

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banished and for bargain sold.

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The land endures.

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Here's your chance
to create time.

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Balance the mesquite, grade
paths, and gate the drive.

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The founders watch
from afar, make refuge

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for bird, bear, big cat, deer,
and thirst starved traveler.

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Language laughed away must
serve, build again and rest.

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The work is good."

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So that's sort of a land poem.