{"id":4183,"date":"2015-12-02T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2015-12-02T18:53:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T17:53:00","slug":"to-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/to-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"To Waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/22152508\/waterfall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4184\" src=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/22152508\/waterfall.jpg\" alt=\"waterfall\" width=\"375\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>To Waterfall<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Hills playing games in the mist,<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u201cnow you see me, now you don\u2019t\u201d.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">White clouds part \u2013 a flash of blue,<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">then close \u2013 a curtain pulled across the sky.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Brambles nodding in the breeze<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">wisely agreeing.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Rowan berries peak out from leaves<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Nature\u2019s hide and seek.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Wind through trees rustles and rushes<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">a waterfall of sound.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Bird song flies through the air<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">cheeping, \u201cI\u2019m here\u201d.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">There\u2019s a sign in wood \u2013 To Waterfall<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">that points the way,<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">along a muddy path by a stream,<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">upwards, to the falls<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">where a cascade of water and sound<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">envelopes me.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Nature\u2019s palette before my eyes;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">a riot of autumn colours<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">splashed on trees and bushes.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Ground covered with leaves,<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">a blanket for warmth;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">for walkers, a slippery step.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Irene Lavery worked for the NHS for 40 years, laterally in healthecare education.\u00a0 Having taken early retirement, she is now enjoying life.\u00a0 Irene has a\u00a0 passion for cooking, reading writing and photography.\u00a0 She is an active member of University of the Third Age and attends several groups including Buddhist Thinkers, photography and creative writing.\u00a0 On a recent retreat to Dhanakosa, which inspired her poem, Irene rediscovered her love of poetry and nature.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Waterfall Hills playing games in the mist, \u201cnow you see me, now you don\u2019t\u201d. 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