My Wide Wide Window

My wide wide window, a source of joy
Revealing trees in summer green dresses,
Leaves fluttering like Degas dancers,
And rippling heat waves rising from grassy ground.
A dove dares to land on a hot metal feeder,
And pecks his fill.

No cinema, no photography, no painting so grand,
Can offer such pleasure as a quiet time gaze
Out such a sparkling morning wide window.

And now it is twilight, and a glorious view
Of golden stripes and purple hue, through
Silhouetted foliage cooling to sleep, and

No cinema, no photography, no painting so grand,
Can offer such pleasure as a quiet time gaze
Of such a twilight out my wide wide window.

Then as I lie my bedtime head on pillows soft,
Gazing through blinds at fingernail moon and winking stars,
Lying, lingering, ready to sleep, and I know

No cinema, no photography, no painting so grand,
Can offer such pleasure as those sweet day’s gazes
Out the wonders of my wide wide window.

It may rain, it may snow, years may come, years may go,
I’ll hold the memories of times spent gazing at nature’s art
Out my wide wide window.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Lee Sr. Avatar
August 22, 2019 at 12:18 PM
WOW!!! what an envisionment... would love to see this in a real time picture...full of vivid colors... A FAV for me Grand write, write on James
Wanter Avatar
August 24, 2019 at 10:04 AM
You made my day. Thank you.
Green Avatar
August 22, 2019 at 10:49 AM
This was beautiful my friend. Such a panoramic poem to greet us today. Love the scene you paint with your words.
Pandit Avatar
August 22, 2019 at 7:17 AM
You have the most beautiful view of life--excellent imagery---enjoy!
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