Prominently it sits,
The gateway to paradise.
The welcoming tunnel,
Beckoning you to Utopia.
Holding in it such promise,
Of a place untouched by stress.
A space where you can leave your worldly cares behind,
And relax for a a few magical moments.
Spendid peace and serenity surround you,
It’s as if time has slowed to a standstill.
Unaffected by deadlines and time crunches,
Rush projects or meetings.
The only meetings waiting for you here,
Involve relaxing in the silence on the bench,
Watching the dragonfly whiz by,
And the robin hopping about on the ground.
The sounds of nature can be heard everywhere if you let it
But you must slow down to it’s speed
You can feel the air resonating with your body
Clinging and grabbing onto you as you tense up to leave
It begs you to stay a few more moments in this special place
Holding your skin tight with goosebumps
So you surrender to the freedom
And long to stay forever more.
Gypsy Aurora Musings 
03/26/2011 at 12:24 am
“But you must slow down to it’s speed” …. such an amazing line!
03/26/2011 at 9:44 am
Thanks Dad, I’m glad you like it! your garden is very inspirational 🙂
03/26/2011 at 9:35 am
This reminds me of a Newfie song we learned to love a few years ago when we were over there- The best things in life are free. One line says ” Just open your eyes and you’ll be surprised what you see….”
03/26/2011 at 9:42 am
Aww thanks for the comment Uncle Wallace, that sounds like a wonderful song! I’m honoured that my writing would remind you of that! 🙂
03/26/2011 at 10:16 am
I am ecstatic that you decided to participate and join us for FWF! I don’t know why you were worried because this is EXACTLY what I want! You followed the instruction, took a photo and wrote about that place, the feelings and gave it a life! Perfect! Thank you so much! I hope you will join us EVERY week! 🙂
Big hug!
Kellie
03/26/2011 at 10:26 am
Thanks Kellie!! 🙂 I’m still nervous about sharing my writing…as much as I’ve been doing it for a while, I’m fairly new to opening it up to the world lol especially to people I don’t know, so I appreciate your feedback so much, and the work you do on your site! I’ve been following it for a while and found it so inspiring, so I will certainly start sharing more of the work you’ve helped nudge me to create lol thanks for that!
03/26/2011 at 3:58 pm
The only thing missing in that picture is me! Smiles..
03/29/2011 at 10:41 pm
the bench is waiting 🙂
03/26/2011 at 4:13 pm
I am enjoying different syles of writing and especially love writing that sings to me. I felt peace reading this, the picture was beautiful and I too would love to sit in the garden and just be still.
we must both seek peace a lot! LOL.
thanks for sharing, I can’t wait to poke around your site too.
marilyn
03/29/2011 at 10:43 pm
the garden is very peaceful, I can’t wait until the flowers are blooming again 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I’m enjoying poking around all the different sites and reading different styles of writing as well. This is all still pretty new to me, but is quite enjoyable!
03/29/2011 at 9:27 pm
magical wording, divine talent.. smiles.
03/29/2011 at 9:42 pm
Thank you so much for your kind words and stopping by! I am enjoying all the new blogs and writing to check out 🙂
04/05/2011 at 9:55 pm
join jingle poetry potluck week 29 today, first time participants are welcome to share 1 to 3 random poems, your link will be placed in our blog roll after your participation..
keep up the excellence.
04/05/2011 at 10:52 pm
How exactly do I do all that, as I’m fairly new to the blog world and still trying to figure it all out lol I’d love to join in, do I just email a poem or two to the link on the bottom of JP’s wordpress page that I saw? (and the topic is memories?) What happens then? sorry for all the questions..I appreciate any help you can give 🙂 and thank you SO much for your comments on my other pieces too! 🙂