Arthur

From our family line

Arthur sprung to life

I thought of Arthur today

and tears came to my eyes

Julia's brother, a farmer you know

he was a young man, as I saw him

so full of smiles, that inner glow!

As my spirit travelled

there appeared rolling hills

trees dotted the landscape

insight grew...

So rich and green, everything around me was intense beauty

The rich golden sunbeams I couldn't see through

but I knew I must look

I saw Arthur walking beside his love

in bright yellow buttercups walking

together...I inquired of his love's name

Rose it was, again the family stamp

Arthur wore a cap, slightly tilted on his head

his love wore a straw boater, all gathered with thread

I noticed, they both wore smiles

I came up close

I could clearly see

a tweedy jacket held on two fingers

so casual...draped across Arthur's right shoulder

Not bold or anything in that vein, just comfy together

my eyes squeezed up tight, to see beyond bright

the sunbeams cleared and I saw Arthur and Rose

Under a tree in the shadows of love

their inner beauty became golden

and I knew that as light as a butterfly

a child called Primrose would be born

I guess she lives on in me

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Tai

Aug 2013

edited January 2026