The Scenes One Sees Poem by Ernestine Northover
The Scenes One Sees
I sat upon a dry stone wall,
And looked towards the distant hills,
The ferns around my feet grew tall,
Convolvulus too, with its long tendrils.
Down in the valley a church I spied,
With a weathervane atop its tower,
A solitary place, now unoccupied,
Whose clock did chime on every hour.
On the horizon sat a misty haze,
A softening blue, so cool a look,
And down the lane, the sheep did graze,
Alongside a rippling, and singing brook.
I stood and stretched my weary form,
And started down a rutted track,
The air was sultry and so warm,
Pleasant too, as I started back.
How fine, the countryside in spring,
In summer and in autumn hues,
And winter, when we went rambling,
Pulling on waterproof walking shoes.
The changing seasons come and go,
And all have beauty to be seen,
The summer sunshine and winter snow,
Through which emerge, trees evergreen.
So stop and dally for a while,
And breathe the fresh and balmy breeze,
Then thank God for this treasured isle,
And marvel at the scenes one sees.
Ernestine...Nature is your oyster, and yours is filled with the Pearls of Poetry soothing, countrr-back flow....love it young lady! '''''''''''''''''''''fjr
Superb Ernestine, You are one of the few poets here to fly the rhyming flag and you fly it high, I know many on here turn there noses up when they come across rhyming poems, how ignorant they are. You have really excelled here, using a oldish form of language.... I loved stanza two, three, four inparticular. If there is someone I can learn from when trying to improve my rythmn and ryhme you are the one. Great work. made my day. Vincent
Ernestine, this is just simply and purely LOVELY. Yes...thanks for the reminder.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 8:27:35 AM # 1.0.0.1119
What a lovely scene, you placed us there, watching and drinking in the beauty of all around From the distant hills to the single church that still stands strong Amazing work again from you Ernestine What a gem you are! ! ! Love duncan XXX