Escape Into Art

Paint me an ocean scene

call it autumn by the sea,

figures standing windswept

on grassy cliff top feeling free,

requesting invitation to welcome

harshness of tempestuous gales,

where foamy breakers buffet

rugged rocks and flotsom

that has gone astray,

wildness courting attention

flowing all concerns away,

a welcome calling in fall's

mix of magic, canvas to

gaze at each and every day.

In background weave

me an open road

that leads down

to untamed sea,

sweeping fields

of woolly sheep

warmly fleeced

keeping cold at bay,

no care have I

for blazing sun

that shone through

spring and summer long,

blanket sky palatable

in shape shifting clouds;

I won't complain or have

any overcast doubts,

single wish is all I ask:

negotiating paint and brush,

let not a drench of water fall

just blustery breezes reminding

me of welcoming octobers call.