I remember
Smiling days
Of emerald grass and whispering corn,
Of damp black earth-clods,
And transparent skies
Through which we looked into
The archways of heaven;

Of elderberry seasoning
The sun-simmered air
And countless treasures of
Corncobs in the slatted crib.
I remember
Fireflies studding the velvet
Of dusk-dimmed wheat fields,
And lightning etched
On gray clouds that rumbled
The promise of rain.
The voices of doves
Sounding the vesper chimes,
The huff and stamp of horses,
The clatter of sandals over
A wide kitchen floor,
The far-off echo of farewells
Across fields still green
In my heart -
I remember.

And when the tear-gray rain
Falls in dull monotone
Outside my door,
And the small wind that trembles
Behind the ivy
Sounds cold,
I remember.

© 2005 - 2007, Philippe Tarbouriech, all rights reserved
see more of see Philippe’s photos at phitar.com/ and his flickr photostream.

© 2005 - 2007 Bevery Shepard - all rights reserved

about the poet:
Beverly Shepard has been writing poetry since at least age 6 and has had poetry published in numerous magazines and collections. She is trained as a biologist, and many of her poems reflect a deep involvement with nature. A Quaker, she also infuses much of her work with a spiritual sensibility. She is a composer and musician: director of an early music consort and leader of sessions of sacred chant. Beverly and her husband of 38 years have raised four children to adulthood, and, like their parents, all four are activists for peace, social justice, and environmental protection. Beverly lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, two cats, and two goldfish, in a house in the woods surrounded by trees, birds, and wind.

Poems and photos originally published in the July 2005 issue of The Practically Creative Quarterly, theme: space and spaces

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