The Pond (Peace and Tranquility)

The still water of the pond
shimmers with mirror like qualities.
The reflections of the trees
along its banks
giving the impression of an
underworld existence.
A bright blue damselfly
hovers gently above the surface
as a waterboatman
moves with even stroke.
Bees flit from flower to flower
on the last mission of the day
and the sun sets slowly
on the horizon.
The bright orange sky turns the pond
into a sea of gold and I wonder,
is this what Life was like
in the bygone days of Old?
Peace and tranquillity,
free of the cacophony of the modern noise
that invades the fabric of our lives
and will not let us be?

©Alan B.McGourlay