When You Come to the End of a Perfect Day.

 

When You Come To the End of a Perfect Day

 

The green beneath my feet

glows warm in the afterglow of a perfect day

while sleepy wasps and bees

buzz – but softly – softly,

reluctant yet from sugared flowers to fly away;

arboured honey is suckled,

buddleia has yielded up its golden hoard

delighting hover-fly

butterfly,  as even I

move my mind toward rest, this perfect eve’.

 

A gentle, song of the night

A nocturne – drifts from somewhere

Perhaps it lives inside my head - (they do, you know)

A night-bird sits above, ‘Night Music’ to share,

gentler even than its own sweet song.

All is at peace – peace rare in human throng,

yet welcome as I sit – and sip a sweetling brew,

weathered, heathered where other bees have supped and sipped

On moorland hill and island stream, which purled

And grew – and drew;

sweet water of the north, whose peat-imparted flavours now endue

my glass with cheer, then lull me

Into the stillness of the night,

wakening me – late - with cooling, soft-descending dew.

                                      John L. Berry, 19 August 2009.

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Reviews

[emmajoy]

This writing could be nothing more that perfect for me, John!

'.. buddleia has yielded up its golden hoard delighting hover-flybutterfly, as even Imove my mind toward rest, this perfect eve'. ~ Purring with pleasure over those words...

It's beautiful.. it's how life should be with all its sounds and sights, its peace and gentle relaxation. As to the bonnie peat-embodied water - nigh heaven for you no doubt..

'.. then lull me Into the stillness of the night, wakening me � late - with cooling, soft-descending dew.' What lovely words: they make me sighhhh with pleasure and wish life could be like that always and always.

Rushing its way into Favourites. Thank you.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

It's beautiful John. I could hear Mozart playing "A little Night Music" in the background as I was reading, or perhaps it was just inside my head. I've always liked reading your work and this was no exception. You often delight and never disappoint. Cheers friend.