Emeralds and sapphires

They are all gone! 

Out on the blue horizon

And on the fields of azure green 

Shimmering in the glorious sunrise

The brilliance of dawn-

I walk beside the lake so calm

And find a place to rest upon

And there beneath the great tree stood 

A splendorous sight of great delight

Dancing and frolicking in the dappled light  

Out they come in great numbers

Across the clear blue sky

And down upon the valley 

To feast on  nature’s breast

They nest and nurture for a season

Upon the Turkey Fig and sweet Bay,

And I watch as I do now, 

the mellow fields of hay

The cows in the meadows lazily a graze;

The myriad colours around me  

The ribbons of cloud above me 

And burst in the sunshine, the white wisteria 

From its pale green sheath surround me. 

I sit beside the lake, and watch 

The colour of water falling through sunlight;

The glitter of trees with their tumbling leaves, 

The hours run by in serene wonder

Soon it is the dusk of day. 

The moon beams scatter through the twilight 

The bird song fades away

Don’t sleep my gentle one, please rise 

Tomorrow is another day.