29.4.10

A Poem on Thursday : Blue Skies in Tuscany

Blue Skies in Tuscany
by Hugh David Loxdale



Blue skies in Tuscany,
Distant curving hills,
Cypresses and olive groves...
And flower-strewn rills.


Villas...and oak trees,
Old and evergreen,
Swallowtails that dance the hours;
Small lizards rarely seen.


Lilac and yellow broom...
A splash of brightest hue;
Large, dark metallic bees
That visit swift and true.


Hot Sun...and strong scents;
The grasshopper that rasps its joy...
Amidst the lilting grasses...
That beckon and alloy.


A scene indeed so tranquil,
As if it were but dreams;
Here where the senses mingle...
To prove all is what it seems


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