![Some may die
in a state of grace
and some in a state of Texas
Be borne aloft
on the white wings of angels
Or carried as carrion
on the black wings of buzzards
And arrive at the same God safe](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Angels-in-Texas-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600)
Angels in Texas
![Some may die
in a state of grace
and some in a state of Texas
Be borne aloft
on the white wings of angels
Or carried as carrion
on the black wings of buzzards
And arrive at the same God safe](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Angels-in-Texas-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600)
In memory of the students and teachers killed in Uvalde, Texas May 24, 2022.
Another beauty, in shape and song, that takes me back to the ranch. Here is a link to the meadowlark’s song: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Meadowlark/sounds
As the story goes, each pomegranate is said to contain 613 seeds (arils), the same as the number of mitzvot or commandments in the Torah