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Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2000-08-20 08:39 AM

These Green Hills

I left this place to seek a dream
Which turned to sorrow's dread
And in my sick and dizzy thoughts
Green hills swirled through my head

The visions of this lovely place
Brought feelings of release
My mind would wonder back again
To greens of calm and peace

To hills that hold the memories
Within their walls of green
And cradle my sweet childood
And mysteries of my being

In my despair I’d travel back
To these dear woods of mine
And sit along a flowing stream
As in a distant time

I thought I heard the cricket sing
When night fell on the hills
I saw the mounds of crystal snow
Pile on the window sills

The air held scent of lilac
And the trees turned bright and bold
In autumn hues of purple-red
In crimson, flaxen- gold

Then on my very darkest day
I knew I would return
To these lovely hills of greenery
Where all my passions burn

They give my spirit harmony,
They soothe and pacify
They determine how I live my life
And how I’m going to die

For it will be in peace, my friends
That I will live my days
In rapturous splendor of a song
That pours from morning haze

And it will be within the sound
Of crystal flowing streams
Here within the essence
Of my past and future dreams

And it will be on woodlands edge
Where lacy redbud grows
And it will be within the fragrance
Of a splendid rose

Elizabeth Santos

Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant

since 2000-04-26

Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

1 posted 2000-08-20 08:44 AM

And it will be within the sound
Of crystal flowing streams
Here within the essence
Of my past and future dreams

And it will be on woodlands edge
Where lacy redbud grows
And it will be within the fragrance
Of a splendid rose

Well, my friend, this is Elizabeth Santos at her normal BEST

My regards to you Liz,
Sudhir

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

2 posted 2000-08-20 08:46 AM

Elizabeth,
Splendid, some wonderful beautiful lines.
Love Sy

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

3 posted 2000-08-20 08:54 AM

This is beautiful flowing poetry Elizabeth, with such wonderful images and reflections of a precious place. I too go back every once in a while to some of the places I roamed as a young boy and those same types of feelings overwhelm me. This so nostalgic and warm... wonderful writing once again Elizabeth!

Bill Charles
Member Patricius

since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

4 posted 2000-08-20 09:19 AM

Good morning Elizabeth,
This is just gorgeous, so telling, and so revealing. Very nice Liz, very nicely done.

Kit McCallum

Administrator

Member Laureate

since 2000-04-30

Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada

5 posted 2000-08-20 09:29 AM

Oh, me too Elizabeth!  You've penned your wonderful memories of this haven beautifully.
I have yet, to do my little haven justice in words, but my little island at our old cottage in Muskoka (northern Ontario) is where my mind always will drift to (I used to canoe or swim out there and just sit for hours).  I wanted to always be able to visit it visually, so I even pieced together a moving panoramic image that took 7  old photos to splice together; now I can drift back to my island as often as I want ... sigh ....
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/5407/panbrandy9.html

I thought I'd share my link to it with you ... it will take only a short bit to load. Thank you for taking me there yet again, through inspiration of your lovely journey Liz.

Best wishes,
/Kit

PS. Sorry for rambling Liz - I got carried away!

[This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 08-20-2000).]

Meadowmuse
Member Elite

since 1999-12-27

Posts 3263

6 posted 2000-08-20 09:58 AM

Liz, the beauty and eloquence of your thoughtful verse always amazes me, yet I do not doubt, each time that I happen upon one of your poems, that I will be mesmerized with lovely images and ideas by what you've written. This poem is stunning, and reminds me so much of my home, and how grateful I am to be able to live among such striking evidence of Nature's benevolence. Thank you for sharing this here.

~ Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2000-08-20 10:19 AM

Elizabeth~
Such breathtaking beauty on this morning.
Images to call the travel agent with !
Lovely, my dear.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

8 posted 2000-08-20 10:26 AM

Liz-you inspire me so much to try and just come close to you in your poetry....I believe I am lacking ground.lol. You shine in all your write.

Then on my very darkest day
I knew I would return
To these lovely hills of greenery
Where all my passions burn

They give my spirit harmony,
They soothe and pacify
They determine how I live my life
And how I’m going to die

For it will be in peace, my friends
That I will live my days
In rapturous splendor of a song
That pours from morning haze

And it will be within the sound
Of crystal flowing streams
Here within the essence
Of my past and future dreams

And it will be on woodlands edge
Where lacy redbud grows
And it will be within the fragrance
Of a splendid rose

ddgoose
Member

since 2000-07-25

Posts 250
Baltimore, MD, USA

9 posted 2000-08-20 10:27 AM

Liz

I just had wonderful journey with you. I felt as if I were there with you - just great. Thank you

didi

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

10 posted 2000-08-20 04:11 PM

Sudhir, Thank you for that comment! I appreciate it

Sy, Thank you, dear friend

ethome, They say you can't go back home again, but many things haven't changed. It's fun to go back to childhood places. Thanks for the comments

Bill, Thank you , Bill for your kind remarks

Kit, My response to Your comment will be in an e-mail.

Clair , Thank you for the beautiful response. It means so much

Marge, You can visit me whenever you want. But make sure it's between May and Sept.
My door is always open

Mark, You can't compare poetry any more than you can compre the hearts from which it came, and yours is abundantly full. You have shared with us so many splendid works
Thanks for your comments

ddgoose, Glad you enjoyed the trip

Liz

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

11 posted 2000-08-20 06:22 PM

O Elizabeth..."How Green Was My Valley..."

lovely...

Denise

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

12 posted 2000-08-20 08:18 PM

Very very beautiful, Elizabeth! Lovely!

Denise

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

13 posted 2000-08-20 09:11 PM

Sunshine, Yes I remember reading that book and recall that it was a very warming story.
Thank you

Denise, Next time you come to my house, we'll go into the hills. Thank you
Liz

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

14 posted 2000-08-21 02:28 PM

Thank you for giving us a visit to your refuge... This is lovely!

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