Our new home will eventually be in the country. We go there often to paint and work in the
yard.
It's early May. The
rolling hills are lush with new grass.
The road bends and turns. A red barn and silo. Holsteins and horses standing quietly in
pastures. Dogwood along the road, the
delicate limbs spreading outward.
So much to see. I
want to go slowly to absorb it all, to have this beauty become a permanent part
of my being.
All too soon we reach our house where work awaits. Once…someone's pride. Now…overgrown grass to cut, bushes to prune,
dead wood to remove. So many trees and
shrubs left to wither and die. Years of
neglect to undo.
finding in the side yard
white lilacs
Contemporary Haibun On-line September 2006
6 comments:
Nice, Adelaide.
Thank you, Bill.
Vandama and Janet: I read your comments, but I don't know why they aren't showing.
Thank you both.
We have been in the house 8 years now. It's hard to remember what the place looked like when we bought it.
Adelaide
What is so interesting about your halibun is the tour, i enjoyed the scene and happily spotted the lilacs
Much love...
Thank you, Gillena. In another week all the lilacs should be in full bloom
Adelaide
Lovely, Adelaide . . .
Lovely, Adelaide . . .
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