The wave of amber grain
And blue sky meet
On a sublime autumn day
To feel the sunshine’s heat
The path of dirt and dust
Leads a way of quiet solitude
Where the crickets play a familiar song
Where no disturbing sound need intrude
And the quiet pall surrounds me
Away from stress and strife
I stay at this place in my mind
A memory of a simple life
An escape from the weight of reality
In search of days of old
I remember for a time of restful peace
And a glimpse of acts so bold
When living was light and free
Contentment was easily found
Aroused from this dreamy state now
To search for happiness unbound