Heartfelt
Well past the mid-year turning
towards Autumn’s equinox
our lovely land to furthest view
horizon, all is baked and burnished
ochre aubergine with flash of lime-bright yellow green
an artist’s choice today
and even early (roused by bells)
the sky’s already lit and clear
cloudless, as bee-eaters whirl by
and cockerel somewhere crows.
Who knows the whys and wonderings
how such beauty came to be?
No matter, I’ll be still
subdue will
heartfelt, for this moment
I’ll be glad.
28th August 2012, Hounoux
