Love we see at first sight
no politics about
Spring has sprung
we are among
the chosen, living out
in this glorious countryside
Wild flowers everywhere
the orchestra of insects
Where all souls are aware
pastel shades and brilliant hues
eye catching petals gaze
the Peony its perfume
and voluptuousness
Such praise
is heaped upon this miracle
Eternia Beetles they
in their gold flushed super suits
pass the time of day
tasting the fragrant pollen
Its meditation time
feeling somewhat jovial
to be seen inside this rhyme
Bee eaters they have just arrived
from Africa, a way,
further
than a walk into a supermarket, they
are charming they love grooming
beaks sharpened to reduce
The earths they keep on keeping on
And in short time they produce
a nice pad for their partner
and a mosaic too
of heavenly views and messages
Underneath a sky of powder blue
back in Neolithic times
traces still exist
of clearings made for livestock
where the climate did enlist
A perfect biodiversity
born out of ancient art
Setting up an area
Where artisans did start
Settling and living
building on it all
like an African savannah
It established a fine rule
Cork taken from fine oaks
and charcoal made there too
where there are raised horses
and cattle all can view
egrets at their masters feet
feeding purposefully
Bulls the fighting bulls
That perish in the ring
here they taste sone freedom
with the good thoughts it does bring
sternly they may bellow
in the open spaces where
they are Kings of their castles
Which audaciously they share.
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.