During my morning strolls along country paths
The world comes alive in all its gleam n’ glitter
What lovely vistas unfurl and pass me by
What miracles of creation, what wonders of life
What variety, what fantastic medley
What serene peace, what easeful tranquility
Sights and scenes that hold one’s breaths
Sounds and songs that chase the moody aches
A bird twittering on a tree, a squirrel jumping from branch to branch
A flower here, a flower there, on the hedge and over the bower
Flirting with dandy butterflies on iridescent wings
Bunches of blooms nestled in the foliage of silken green
The early sun golden and glowing, dispersing radiant rays
The cotton clouds spreading a woolly carpet on his way
The puff of air intoxicant with heady fragrance
And doused with the chill of early morning mist
Herds of cattle grazing on far away meads
Avian chatter blended with the music of leaping cataracts
Their echoes sent out by tall rocks and giant boulders
All that pleases the eye and ear in euphoric delight
Had I been a Raphael or Rembrandt
I would have transferred those scenes onto a canvas
Which one would never get tired of gazing at
And kept in the drawing room for everyone to see
Or a Wordsworth to have composed those immortal
Tintern Abbey lines, inspired by these ‘beauteous forms’
To be recalled and recited by men of all ages and climes
That they ever ring resonant in their private closets!
I live out in the country and sometimes goes on long walks. You have enlightened me on the many ways to enjoy the lovely nature that surrounds me. I wrote a poem titled Diamonds in the Sky. Looking up I saw all of those things after reading this I will look around me just a little bit more. Very inspiring and thoughtful.
You have captured and painted many beautiful images here Valsa. An enchanting poem indeed.
What a beautiful idyllic scene you've painted with lovely imagery. Your lines nearly transported me to the place you described. Good poetry always stir our imagination.
And then I started thinking where is my place, in the nature's blossomms? I saw myself everywhere stealing the nature's grace.
Simply phenomenal write.....Valsa......when you compose on Nature, Nature becomes vibrant and forever lively..... wonderful piece as usual....10/10
Simply phenomenal write.....Valsa......when you compose on Nature, Nature becomes vibrant and forever lively..... wonderful piece as usual
Had I been a Raphael or Rembrandt I would have transferred those scenes onto a canvas Which one would never get tired of gazing at And kept in the drawing room for everyone to see I also feel frustrated for not being able to share the beauty that nature reveals to eyes with a brush, in colors. But you have done it pretty well with a pen, in words, before my eyes have more than a beautiful original paint, thank you!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
You are an accurate observer of the things going on in hilly terrains. No poet of the past or present can surpass you in this art. You stroll and watch all these avian calls, jumping squirrels, flirting butterflies and so on. Beautiful lines pleasing to ears and eyes.