RENEWAL

               RENEWAL

It's been put through some changes
This wild land that I love
But it still fills my heart
With the sound of turtledoves.
My dreams are filled with wandering
These green & tangled hills
Putting things to right
It will be lovely still.
Digging able hands
into dark & fertile earth
Planting bulbs & wildflowers
Replacing memories with worth.
It will take a good few seasons
But once again I'll call it home
Sit on my porch with morning coffee
Wondering why I ever roamed.
     --Shayla Kwiatkowski, 1987