Nebraska poem

The Rancho

By Jose Ponce

The ranch where I work is my favorite place to be

The place that taught me what I’m today, a hard

Workingman who would have know that a small

Ranch located in the northern part of Holt County

Nebraska would teach me such passion and love

Toward the animals and outdoors.

Me a young boy that grew up in that grew up in the

Ghetto parts of Las Vegas NE, but one day moved to

O’Neill NE and love what he saw but, what he really love

Was where he worked. Here the sound of the police sirens turned to a

Quiet breeze in the air and the traffic honking turned to

The cows mooing.

And this is why this place in Nebraska is my personal

Favorite because it help me enjoy the outdoor

And learn learn new things, things that would

Have never learned if I were in vegas.