A Pilgrimage

seagulls surf the wind my escorts home across the waves streamlined gannets sacred isle in view saffron tints ocean flower breezes with scents of heather mingled island essence rites of spring frolicking hares scattering morning dew eagles flying high above the pagodas sharing with angels spectral in shadows castle walls in moonlight white stag foraging eloquent landscape shrouded in mists of time stones with stories ears pricked on full alert deer transfixed in morning mist ice cracks the silence snow on distant hills wind in ancient rowans new stars twinkling melting ice slips down stippled bark weeping cherry beyond the twisted gate flag irises bedeck the shore beloved playground fragile and fleeting foxgloves in summertime granite enfolded exotic rhododendrons sumptuous and alluring bumblebees besotted by the waterfall dippers watching trickle or torrent? rhythmic shoreline ageless slumbering hills touching paradise music for the soul the lilting of the seasons an Arran symphony home again, my soul refreshed, pilgrimage complete. with Arran heath beneath my feet, content- and feeling blessed.