Tucked Away From City Lights

The penchant for a farmhouse road

Of sylvan home and cobblestone

In countryside a dream abode

To see them birds, the miles they‘ve flown


The smell of earth as rain fall

That whiff of air, a smokeless affair

The green corn fields and the eucalyptus tall

Incense my soul over the vast hectare


The little creek by the old mill

Where golden fish swim without fear

Those pelted stones from a nearby hill

Hope the fish did swim clear


The virgin butter churned in earthenware

Ripe carrots and turnips with earthy scent

The approaching dawn as cattle stand and stare

And such is how the day’s proceedings went


Thoughts so fresh I still remember

At night the open sky, bright stars, such sights

The soft breeze lulls me to slumber

Tucked away from the city lights