A Scene of Tranquility

  A Scene of Tranquility  

  “The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.” —Norman Vincent Peale

And here as in our ancestors’ time,

Lies an Eden, lofty yet sublime,

Where there is no need of calendar

To mark the passing of time.

    Wall Mural and Poem by Dr Abe V Rotor

                       House guests view mural painted by the author at EA Apartelle

Let time stand still on these lovely hills

By the gentle streams and rivulets;
Let the breeze comb the green slopes,
And sing with the hills and rocky cliffs;

The birds fly over the meandering brook
And come to rest from across the bay;
Let the wild call the language of the free,
And signal the coming of night and day.

Children from TV, computer and mall
Mingle with creatures big and small,
Discover the wonderful world of nature,
Far away from toys and school.

Here Beethoven composed a lovely song,
And Schumann added a poetic flair;
Rustic indeed is Amorsolo’s version
Of this hidden valley fair.

Here by the pond Henry Thoreau
wrote a treatise, Man and Nature;
Here Schumacher praised the small,
Small, he said, is beautiful.

Here is respite, here is retreat,
Where the sky and hills ever meet;
Here’s life far, far from the busy lane,
A resort for tired souls and feet.

If life hasn’t been lived well enough,
And freedom like a genie chained;
Take it from Milton in his blindness,
He saw a Paradise Regained.

And here as in our ancestors’ time,
Lies an Eden, lofty yet sublime,
Where there is no need of calendar
To mark the passing of time. ~

                       

Details of mural. *Courtesy of Engr Eder Alconis EA Apartelle, 

                             San Vicente Ilocos Sur. 

“Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility.” —Dalai Lama