Smiling at the Sun ...

I started off the day with another session at the allotment. After a couple of hours of pruning, trimming and generally tidying up, I rewarded myself with a little sit down for a while. It was so lovely to just sit down and feel the sun, and to absorb the sounds, the smells, and the tranquility. I feel so blessed to have my little patch of paradise. It seems to bring out my creative side too ... This is what I wrote today:

Smiling at the Sun

Bathed in golden sunlight

That warms my skin

And caresses my neck

I sit for a while

On the creaking bench

Watching ripples on the pond

And the dancing grass.

I marvel at the beauty of a ladybird

And a delicate flower.

I wonder how it is possible

To feel so much

Joy

So much

Love.

My heart will surely

Burst.

I feel glad to be

Alive.

So glad to be

Alive.

I smile

And I'm sure that

The sun

Smiles

Back.

I've been picking yet more apples!