Thoughts On Relaxation In the Hills

 

Thoughts On Relaxation Above the Côtes d’Azur

 

Thyme in the mountain grass

Tangs the air with herbs;

Sheep masticate,

Seasoning  themselves

In advance, while

Sun-spread odours ride the zephyrs,

 Of this golden day.

 

A bell tolls - - miles away;

Drifts, - - - faint on bee-balm breeze. 

How strange that a soul should choose

To leave the world on a day like this,

Herb-green over a blue, distant

Mediterranean

Centring the earth.

 

Cow-bells mark a passing herd

So slow, so relaxed,

Only their milk

Is in suspense.

I sit, heat-haze-bound on my mountain;

Cicadas adding pizzicato

To the orchestra,

Which carries me into Arcadia

On the honey, as yet uncollected,

Unmade, still drifting

On the sweet mountain air.

 

John L. Berry 16 February 2009.

 

Reviews

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

Thats so beautiful my good friend, so beautiful written , your memories come into life in such Vivid way, you always take your reader and Me to a place and time in the past , you make it live again , share even the little things, and the Nature, oh the beautiful nature is jump out of my screen , dance with me , cheer my evening, I really needed it tonight Shalom , Yossi

[R J Askew]

A delightful pastoral. I like the double meaning of thyme/time and love the wit of the sheep seasoning themselves. Great observation and refreshing to read a poem centred so strongly in the reality and beauty of nature.

[Markymark]

Absolutely stunning! I cannot believe the imagery. Fantastic....all I can say. Can't wait to read more.

Great, wonderful job.

Markymark

[Greg Skura]

Wow! once again you definitely have a great skill with description!! Thank You for sharing!!

[emmajoy]

So utterly and completely beautiful .. idyllic. Your descriptions reach incredible heights of imagination, 'think because they're wrapped in personal feelings, memories.

' Herb-green over a blue, distant / Mediterranean / Centring the earth. ' = few words, immense imagery.

As always, thank you for sharing such amazing words.. finely formatted, fine everything.

[Emily B]

aw, John, this is exactly what I needed today. I relaxing getaway. A moment suspended in time away from my desk and the urgent Monday's business.

Thanks so much for sending it my way!!!!