Posted on by Renee Espriu

New Impressions

Wide open spaces of endless miles
of fields, farms and tracks of homes

stand in stark contrast to cities
choked with factory smoke stacks
with the polluted exhaust of traffic

that rise up to collectively gather
in visible, relentless chains
of greenhouse gases choking
off life giving

oxygen the memories of a lifetime
of living growing accustomed
to cacophonic decibels
of noise
now silenced

replaced with nature’s music
a symphonic aura of colorful
notes

blue skies redolent of wind &
breezes filled with the green
chattering of crickets

sunsets sweeping the horizon
in pink and purple hues
akin to stringed instruments
playing

where a night is lit dazzling
with lightning and thunder
fire bright yellows and orange
an orchestration of astounding
proportions

there are new impressions
waking all my senses, increasing
my awareness

to add to and multiply memories
creating the complexity
& beauty
of a life

© August 2019 Renee Espriu

Image Taken From Public Domain Pictures

12 Replies to “New Impressions”

    1. I do but it was certainly different at first. I have always lived in cities and this is the very first time I have lived so far from everything so a huge adjustment for me. But I am doing better and hopefully, will continue to do so. Aloha!!

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  2. Love that you are enjoying Nature’s gifts after the claustrophobic noise and pollution of city life..
    Loved your poem Renee and your creative artwork..
    I hope you have now kitted out your own space 🙂 for more creative time Renee..
    We now finished the Kitchen and Bathroom, resting a week or so from decorating now as we catch back up with allotment plot, before we start on the bedrooms, and then that’s the whole house redecorated top to bottom..
    We are tired, but happy with our efforts lol..
    Which is why I haven’t had much time for the internet or blogging lately..

    Much love your way Renee.. and take care of you ❤

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    1. I commend you on the decorating of your home. The house I sold after my heart surgery was an older home when I purchased it and I spent…what I call…ten years of projects. I still had a few things I wanted to do but life told me it was not to be and someone else would have to make it their own. It is very satisfying to get it done, though. I hope you enjoy all of your efforts and I am glad you enjoyed my write. I am still adjusting but once I realized this is the best place to be presently, I put my mind to it and am doing better. Love to you my friend. xoxo

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      1. Wonderful our attitude of mind is everything, and when we count our blessings it puts a whole new perspective on life..
        Much love and hope you enjoy more space to be creative ❤

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    1. Thank you again. I have lived in cities all of my life and now since retirement, I have moved in with my daughter and her family and the house is very much in the country…a whole new experience for me. Took me a few months to adjust for as lovely as it is, it is nothing I am accustomed to. I do notice the differences, though. Take care.

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