The Peaceful Chestnut Tree

[Timothy Gega]

The Peaceful ChestnutTree<o:p></o:p>

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Enchantedly I lay beneath the canopy of the old Chestnut tree,

Imagining butterfly thoughts about you and me.<o:p></o:p>

The sky above is blue and the tall trees are green,<o:p></o:p>

White cotton-ball clouds floating by in a stream.<o:p></o:p>

The rays of sunlight come beaming on through,<o:p></o:p>

And all day long I just dream about you.<o:p></o:p>

The grass beneath me is as soft as a magic carpet ride,<o:p></o:p>

While images of your face drift across my smiling eyes.<o:p></o:p>

You cooled my days with your blossomy delights,<o:p></o:p>

And warmed my hearthfires on those cold winter nights.<o:p></o:p>

Neither fear nor worries now for either one of us,<o:p></o:p>

Because in our hearts we have cultivated trust.<o:p></o:p>

Twas days like these that our lives were made,<o:p></o:p>

Under the Peaceful Chestnut Tree

I worship thee in its shade.<o:p></o:p>

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©2014 Tim Gega<o:p></o:p>

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