In Nature's Serenity
One fine autumnal afternoon, I set out sauntering
Along country paths that lay rugged and meandering
To see Nature, not in her cultivated neatness
But in her stark nakedness and innate sweetness
Passing fields of corn with golden ears
Peeping out from their leafy covers,
I entered the woods with trees of sober yellow and green
That with a medley of life presented a lovely scene
Here Nature wore a rich golden brocade livery
And the sky above was seen decked in clouds silvery
I could still hear the bark of squirrels from behind the maize
Busy gathering corn and nuts for the lousy winter days
Files of wild ducks flew higher into the air
And twittering black birds created such fanfare
Robins fluttered chirping from bush to bush
Wild herons took off on their wings with a swish
From tree tops, songsters were singing merry notes
In the glades was grazing a flock of tawny deer with white dots
Some trees had flowers hanging in oppressive opulence
While some bore yellowing leaves and fruits of ripe succulence
In the vast bosom of the woods was a sequestered pool
Motionless and glassy it lay with crystal clear waters cool
Now and then with small undulations and circular patterns
And the shadow of trees, reminding one of blue cloth in tatters
Lost in that secluded quiet, I stood motionless and long
Losing count of time on lovely scenes clustering in throng
Each time those sights came before my eyes in queue
In me a hundred blossoms of joy unfolded their crimson hue
October. 28.2022
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