A long-ago world
In Days of innocence
And a
wondrous summer
We stood on
the cusp
Of loves
first awakening
When
feeling awkward and gawky
We took our
first faltering steps
In the
realm of love
Wearing
swim shorts
And
self-conscious blushes
It was a
guiltless time
When
holding hands
Was a
physical pleasure
And stolen
kisses
Seemed to
last forever
If I had
the presence of mind
I would
have bottled that summer
And when I
felt
Tarnished
by the world
I would
take a long sip
And be
refreshed
Days out on the water
Windswept
with rime
Watery
sunshine above a
Putty
coloured sea
As I sailed
the estuary
With dad at
the helm
Oh mother nature
You both
care and nurture
Bursting
out in spring,
When the
songbirds sing
Bringing
daffodils so bright
To fill me with delight,
They shine with ease
Bobbing in
the breeze
Dancing as
if one
As golden
as the sun
Blossom
fills the trees
Bright
enough to tease
Before the
blossom has to go
Like cherry
pink snow
And after
spring hors d’oeuvres
And
starters have been served
You bring
us summer fare
With
fragrance in the air
Flowers of
every shade and hue
From
crimson red to violet blue
Then as
September wends
And the
main course ends
You take no
time to rest
Each year migrating pairs
Return to the wetlands
to breed
To join the resident
inhabitants
Who have never felt
the need
Frantically honking
Geese
Ducks and Swans of
assorted breeds
Nesting Wildfowl of
every kind
Using the seclusion of
the reeds
And in the rich
wetlands
The multitude can
readily feed
From the old,
The sick,
And the weary,
To the young,
The active,
And the teary
One thing I’ve come to know.
Is everyone loves the snow
The child in us all
Comes alive when it
comes
It has the uncanny
knack
To chase away the
glums
I still get excited
Just thinking about it
And when it starts
I don’t want it to
quit
The child in me comes
alive
It really excites me
so
When I hear someone
say
“It’s starting to
snow”
