Escape the grimy, uninspired sprawl of Greater Dallas for a few hours. Turn off your radio, drive slowly, soak-up the untamed verdure that bound local roadways, and canter over to Poetry Tack & Ag. No, there's nothing to do here (as such), apart from buy some local produce and fill your lungs with wholesale country air. And that's the point. Go inside and buy a horseshoe to remember the journey.
Texans need to preserve places like Poetry, and an easy way to do that is to help the people of Poetry preserve Poetry -- on their terms, and their way.
My drive there and back was thoroughly rejuvenating. This charming (and fully functional) feed 'n seed is as close as I've ever come to finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Was it Fate that led me to Poetry?
Nope. That would have been a left turn on Washington, back towards Rockwall.
I now know both, and I'll choose Poetry over...
Read moreVery nice country store. My friend (who lives not too far from this store) and I dropped by to check it out. We were very impressed. They have a little of everything. Food and treats for farm and domesticated animals. Clothes, toys, jewelry, great gifts and many other items. Very good prices and friendly and helpful staff. We will be visiting more often, especially for Christmas...
Read morePoetry Tack & Ag is our go-to Feed Store! We have purchased our Cattle, Pig, Chicken, Rabbit and Duck feed from them for some time now, and we are totally satisfied with their products and services. We highly recommend PT&A to our fellow Ranchers, Farmers and Homesteaders for all your animal care and...
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