Landscape ©

Winter sea scene is grand
Etched in grey sea
Islands peep up like whales
Who nod hello to me
Show me that under this sea
Is land and shape

A bird with strong wings
Flies as if shot from a gun
To the safe rocky outcrop
Where my feet cannot follow
Such is life
Loved ones go where I cannot

Landscape mirrors life
Calm lochs and soft shores
Busy streets with busy people
Hills to retreat to and heal
Rocky places where I should not go
Reminding me that life mirrors landscape