A Walk into the Woods

Take time out

And enter a world

Of outdoor life.

Sounds and sights

Are all eager to please.

No cost to purse or wallet

Includes free parking too.

Children and dogs welcome

So why not give it a try.

Sunshine a bonus

Rain is more obvious

Take the necessary essentials

As picnic tables are waiting.

 

No hectic pace

of busy streets

Crowded shops

And high prices too.

Nature will take care of you

Life outdoors

Breath the clean air

Feel the breeze

Just take in the sights.

 

By

 

Preobrazhenskii  © 2009

Gaze Upon

I gaze upon

This majestic might

Water overflowing

Is quite a

Frightening sight.

From a distance

The roar can be heard

From a waterfall

High up

Sometimes

In the clouds.

 

From my vantage point

Overlooking the falls

My gaze looks over

The Sound of Mull

Peaceful on this day.

This shelter of wood

Brand new

A vantage point

For all who visit

Even those

Less mobile too.

I gaze out upon

The hills

Distant and alone

Like ‘I’

They stand out

But they also

Stand firm.

A cool breeze

A welcome relief

As the heat of the day

Makes it difficult to breathe.

One can sit here alone

For many an hour

Admire the scene

Tranquil of night.

Astronomers dream.

As days of sunshine

Now increase

The outdoors

Are calling

As I gaze upon

An island scene.

 

By

 

Preobrazhenskii  ©  2009

Historic Scotland

Scottish land

Barren and cold

Soaked of blood

As those brave of clan

Took shield and sword

Defend their motherland

Ruins of castles

And homes

Testify this land

Statues of nobility

Stare down upon the grave.

Harshness of weather

Hardy are the folk

Continue of battle

As the weather

Takes it toll.

As you visit

This barren land

Remember the red soil

Underfoot

For it is

The souls

Of the brave

Ever watchful

Such is their pride

Of this blood soaked land.

By

Preobrazhenskii © 2009