Ode To River Aura Poem by N.K. Trevor

I.
The waters of the Aura River is spreading
Gently across her deck;
Her surface dazzling with little quiescent reflections
From the thin sunlit sprays of the lustrous sun
Stretching - in stealing peeks…
From beneath the yellow-turning-red pillow of leaves
Covering the colorful parade of trees…
Which stand in uttermost poise on either side
Of the smooth green landing, kissing the fore
Of her robust stone-pitched banks…

II.
The afternoon humid air from her tender blow
Carries a slight cozy breeze to where I stand
On the short stout bridge,
A couple yards away from the magnificent state of art;
The Dominican Monastery-
- Properly renowned as the lands' central cathedral…

O envious colossal tower, looking down with prejudice,
At the silent charms of the quiet magnificent city
Standing at sole of his acute spread feet…
And prying o'er the intimate proximity that lies
Between the city and the curves of the lofty River;
He is not even a worthy squire for the proud river,
That bends her head away from His wings
Towards the concealed mouth of the Baltic Sea…

III.
It is the knock of early October door and the breeze…
Pure and serene;
Swiping through the brows of my squinted eyes
As I look down over the winding nymph of river
Carrying on her back;
Three buoyant re-creation of huge swans from a dist'

It's a wondrous marvel; how such simple nature's beauty
Could inanely steal me from a crowded occurrence
Smudged in my mind, to a sudden standstill of clarity…
How can such an unfathomable sight in gentle passivity
Sooth ye, not to pensive thoughts? ...

IV.
And while it may seem a common disposition,
It cannot so be said, for eyes such as mine
That are skew in keenness-

For to me; such a sight, infrequent and courteous
I must say; is met with extolment and adoration
As once again I meet the river's magic transcending
Through my falcon eyes
And everything else under the cerulean sky
Stands muffled to intuition but the opera of River Aura…
The gentle serenade, the peace flowing with the river…