An Idyllic Sky

She had a beautiful smile I was instantly drawn to her The woman I spoke to Laughed at my wonder Took me by the hand And led me to the middle I was struck by the lines of green Under a canopy of vast blue sky Where farmers were busy Cultivating the land She told me she sowed seeds As she showed me how she thrived Wrapped in traditional fabric A mother and a wife She took me through her joys and sorrows And led me through mud huts so cool In the early evening light Everyone knew each other Securely bound by common ties All the woman folk holding children Stood around to welcome This city bred stranger She offered me tea filling common space That feeling of less stress and noise Broken by a child who reaches out and cries I was so touched with the kindness that I found My feet now touched idyllic ground! 22.7.22