Rural landscape surroundings
A walkers delight away
Backyard fences strung low
Say our heaven sits here neighbor
Beyond that...Ag-fields stretch out
Flat as pancakes
March manicured - planted, growing
In Earth’s rich Willamette Valley soil
Some for grape, grain or grasses
Distant hillsides reach up for sunlight
Display orchards, berry patches and vineyards
While hide-in-sight places appear natural
Like no man's land ~
Mixed forested Oasis’s
Seemingly undisturbed
Tree happy Eurasian Doves coo
And Robin make their presence known
Singing in counterpoint with Blackbirds
At times Oregon wind invites Dairy perfume
To waft through when the beacon broadcast aligns
Across the highway airplanes and helicopters
Comings and goings add to the din
In a cacophony of human made sounds
Gun range pot shots pop...
Mowers, leaf blowers and repair hammers
Pound out of sync solo’s
In absolute non-orchestral fashion
And yet it’s home
We chose this habitat along
Perimeter Road