Give Me Time

Give Me Time

Let me revel in the splendour

Of a blazing sunset

Reflecting on a glassy lake

Is shimmering hues

Rivalling the heavens above.

Let me bask in the glow

Of an evening campfire

Brilliant tendrils of flickering flames

Reaching into the darkness

Like outstretched arms

Eager to embrace the night.

Allow me the luxury of a leisurely walk

Meandering through lush green meadows

Musing on the shyness of the violet

Watching wild daisies bow their heads

To hoards of working bees

And lazy flamboyant butterflies.

Let me savour the ticklish trek

Of a misguided bumble bee

On my outstretched arm

Searching for that nectar he’ll never find.

Grant me that enchanted moment

To smell the velvety chasm

Of an orange tiger lily

Mindless of the brown smear

That stains my nose when I get too close.

Permit me to relax serenely

On a rushy shore of a meandering brook

A refreshing coolness caressing my bare toes

And a soft breeze toying with my hair

As I listen to the haunting cry of a distant loon

The bark and howl of a lonely coyote

Echoing through the evening hush.

Let me forget for a moment

The must-be-done tasks

Those endless mundane chores

That always wait for me

And must be done - again

And again, and again, and again……