childhood joy,
can you remember
those fond, childhood joys?
backseat window watching,
your own reflection, one of elation:
multiple mounds of green hills,
brindled black cattle grazing,
traversing, scenery sweeping by and
swiftly; fields afar while lightning strikes far off,
but yes, too far for my concern.
then a red barn and
a towering white silo of some sorts,
slowly passes nestled peacefully.
swift streams splashing,
over shiny rocks teasing
the road by darting toward
her and then away from her
and then under her.
a crowded family car of seven.
yet You accompanied me
then as You
accompany me now
and You too remember my
joy, that joy, and You’re calling
me back to it, now.
Gary Edward Geraci
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A nice write Gary. I thought it was gonna be a 'hell-fire' theme of a poem, where Jesus denounces religious leaders of his day: 'White washed sepulchres'.
Erm, I (in UK) did not see any cattle grazing - swans, geese, and ducks took over some fields, thinking they are lakes in the flooding in some areas.
Thank you Orchidee for stopping by. Come to think of it, I'd find great solace and joy in the kind of scenery such as you describe; one dotted with swans, geese, and ducks - inhaling and exhaling the country air in the process of taking it all in.
Yes, a pleasant scene. Though meadows had been turned to lakes!
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