goldfinch sings softly
amongst leaning sunflowers
harvest ecru seeds
gooseberries
once precious
jewels
amongst
hedges
along the dirt
road now devoured
& forgotten
mislaid seasons
& careless memories
hedgehog meanders
fear not for she is too stout
ripened raspberries
.
TERRENCE SYKES
Preganziol is a village on the mainland above Venice Italy