Traditional Panorama Poem by RIC BASTASA

cows spotted thick
skins grazing on the green
field with golden rays of
sunshine
early morning
birds flying hovering
on tree branches

fences, and boundaries
cottage of a farmer
blue clouds now starting
to hover in place

a girl singing butterflies
mother milking the cows
and father beginning
to plow the corn field

no plane above the skies
no rockets

at night some meteors
fall,
wishing stars and
zodiac escapades
from the numbing routine
of traditions

no one escapes
the panorama is closed and
strict
the characters are born
marry, beget children,
and then they die
and get buried

years and years
leaves fall, there are no questions.