There is a place

There is a place

Wrapped in brown paper and tied with string

Waiting for me….

 

Occluded by plain paper, belying its beautiful contents

And in the half light I can almost see it.

Moving through the fields and whispering pines

Over well mended fences and sleeping horses so fine.

 

The people who once lived here loved this place, 

and now I get to love it the same

my mother and her dearest wish

became my dearest wish

and look what it all became

 

now I will tend the farm

I will till the soil

I will plant the seeds

I will fret over the weather a bit

And I will reap the peace and happiness

 

In the night the creek will babble

The cicadas will drone

The owl will sing his plaintive whistling song

While my family sleep

 

In the mornings the animals will stir

Light will pour in through every window

Steaming mugs of tea will welcome the awakenings

There are children, a husband and animals to feed

 

Horses wait impatiently for grain and hay

Hens sit their eggs and wait for scratch

Dogs lie in the morning sun

Vegetables sit ripe and dew fallen waiting to be picked for dinner

 

I see the entrance now…

A sign crafted by me

An avenue of trees

A destination called home.

 

~Charlotte 7.16.09