Zen and the Art of Visualization #2
closing eyes
a scene unfolds
full coloured shades on mind-dark canvas…
peripheral sounds fade… softer… softer
until all that remains is a supple soughing wind…
a gentle breeze tenderly offers
a fragrance rich in earthy memories
my mind follows the scented trail
of humus & wild wattle… heady drifts of native flowers
hang heavy in the air…
… mind steps forward with familiar confidence
so memorable is this essence
that I am drawn willingly along a twisting track
that wends its way past tea-tree, acacia & mimosa
… winds its way to a giggling creek tickling
over water-pounded pebbles
that speak of eons past…
so swept up am I in recollections of this scent
soothed and coddled by nuances
of younger freer days…
… birds sing herehere herehere…
and following their guiding call
I stumble into a cloud of lemon myrtle
fresh lemony-sharp citrus perfume
funnels down the tunnels of memory
to such a carefree day, a lemon-scented day
when trees were meant for climbing
and creeks for freshwater swims that cleanse
both spirit & skin…
… closing eyes…breathing in
fresh air… wild myrtle… and…. and something softer
sweeter…. more delicate in both scent & recollection…
bouquets of love fill my mind
… a smile, soft and reminiscent, blushes my lips…
closed eyes see all…
like pages of an autobiography
mind images flip
to another day
another me…
eagerly the images show
paper-bark-trees by swampy stillwater
quivering fragrance of wild orchid
growing in delicate array
lifts my feet
off solid earth
as once upon a long time ago
love lifted me so, when strong arms
held that younger woman me
up in the fragrant branches of a paper-bark-tree;
sharonlee©
10/1/12
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