Magic Pastoral Poems

In the quiet morning light I see
the deep oshanas breaking round
like a boundless oasis that is bright
and the echoes of the cattle happily resound.

Manna of...

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Our riverbank launch at dawn
where dense forest chills the breeze,
where cottonwood leaves flutter like wings,
and weeping willow penumbras tease.

Glistening, rippling turquoise water churns.
Crystal swirling pools...

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My favorite time of day
Is sunset 
As the sun begins to set,

I pour a glass of wine for my wife 
Or sometimes rum or whiskey
And...

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I never cease to be amazed
When in the morn the sun is raised
To brightly light our lovely land
A present wrought by God's own hand

They mocked...

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The old man stood;elbows resting on the old stone wall
Wistfully he gazed over the snow laden field,
Watching the sheep nibble on bales of hay,
He thought...

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Austria, you refresh my spirit like dew refreshes the earth
The flowers of the field are glorified in your country.
Your snow falls so silently as God...

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Where the sea runs free and rushes in, 
where seaweed fronds swirl and flail,
down in the deeps amongst the starfish way,
thats where its said where...

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I planted a seed, so tiny and small ,
And the seed opened up , to feed 'one and all'
What enchanted a seed' I dropped in...

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What beauty comes at last with Fall
When golden hour is best of all -
Where Autumn’s light set trees aglow
With shimmering shades and bright yellow,
And where...

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Is it real or are you faking 
it? ;
Can you testify truly 
without a hit?
That it is as strong as it 
seems? ;

Even in the...

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After the end of a long hot day
At the end of my rope  with nerves all frayed
I sat on the porch to rest a...

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Snow painted maples,their leaves wilted and piled beneath
Snow carpeting,its glistening surface frozen
Fresh snow filled impressions made by traveler's passage
Warm thoughts my insulation for cold mornings

The...

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