Sanctuary Poem by SPC Kellaway

Eternal waves shimmering away to the hills
Born of a different world, perfect in light and depth
Green suave of ageless symmetry on flanking guard
A myriad of tales lost in the emergence of time
Exciting the spirit, dissolving the pain

A place of solitude but a retreat from the deceit of mankind
Towers of elderly arboreal soldiers delight the senses
Menacing in the twilight gloom but reassuring in the fable of life
Exotic varieties of some far away shore, patrol the steep elevations
Lost in my own mind I reach out for those distant territories

On the distant horizon the sky reaches out to embrace the rugged hills
The land dark and ominous, the sky bright and acquiescent
A counterfeit marriage that appeases all doubts of history
A partnership beyond time and understanding, contrite and chastened
Nonsensical thoughts now calming the virtuous and conventional

My daily denials now censured by the tranquillity and serenity
An atmosphere dispassionate and engaged with nature
Is this my saintly grail that all have sought and never found?
Is this the place that feels most like home or just a mythical illusion?
At least for now sanctury is found, and the healing can begin.