Commissioned by the Town of Hudson | Hudson, CO

Spirit of the Plains

From eons past he ruled the land
​From and undisputed throne
Made from natures finest
Of earth and grass and stone
 
The prairie was his kingdom
Seemed to stretch without end
His anthem softly playing
On the ceaseless wind
 
Then a new sound was heard across the kingdom
It was the wind of change
A sound never heard before
A sound so harsh and strange

​Now his kingdom is divided
As man staked off his claim
There’s a new king on the prairie
And progress is his name
 
Though his kingdom is divided
His spirit still remains
You can hear it if you listen
In the wind upon the plains
 
​You can hear it if you listen
He’s the Spirit of the Plains

© Bill (Three Feathers) Bunting