IN THE COUNTRY

In the country is where I long to be
Running wild - roaming free
Breathing in the crisp fresh country
air
Where mist hovers low and lingers
everywhere
In daydream I close my eyes
With fictional purpose I fantasize
The grass so green it takes my breath
away
A reassurance perhaps that lifes
going to be okay
Oh! How wonderful a sight are the flowers
in the field
Parading their beauty flauntingly
revealed
The tranquillity of serene splendor is
beyond compare
Looking beyond to see a magnificent
steed galloping out there
Tall and mystifying - flawless as he sprints
with grace and ease
His striking mane dancing in the breeze
I envision myself on his back riding in
the rain
The excitement within barely able
to contain
My hair blowing just as freely under
the open sky
The vision so surreal I could simply cry
The coolness upon my skin a welcomed
reprieve from the city's heat
Wandering in the mountains Oh! what
an awesome retreat
A perfect desire no one can ever take
away
Embedded within my heart forever
there to stay....

Author: Bonny Smith