Shades of This and That
sun on the hill a hayfield
on an uncle’s farm
my childhood, captured gold
reflections on a placid lake
trees and greenery rise
ripple a silver face
later a song in the air
the summer of love
sgt pepper, a new refrain
an old brick hall
north of central campus
where as a student I find my life
the campanile late at night stilled
oversees a place where paths cross
young lovers find their dreams
a winding road in the countryside
a side trip to nowhere
solitude where time unwinds
in depths of a forest I find myself
a rustling of leaves
nature speaks to me
a hummingbird at arm’s length
we gaze at each other
until the wind takes it away
a fellow writer and I at her farm
in company of horses she keeps
life shared in poetry and verse
lyrics of a love song shared
a waitress refills my drink
in reflections
of other times and places
Copyright © Mike Bayles | Year Posted 2021
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