Of American Countryside
Lands of contrast, rolling at will
decked green, with vegetation
Calming seas like maids,
ironing smooth but smooth
the sands of former lives
and beaches,
themselves embossed with joy, and
current lives of certain dignity.
Almost as standard the limitless skies
as blue and high,
as the flag
solo, and rippling with pride.
by David Bugg (Jan 2007)
