The stairway spills into the life-walk of a busy street,
where gentle are the breezes that sweep the concrete
in this little rustic town, known as The Mūr Retreat
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Tree lined avenues enhance quiet conversations,
as intellectuals discuss their observations
of a few prosaic affairs, and alike occupations
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Between the smile of the sun's long-armed rays,
cardinals flutter-paint shadows inside the maze
of a garden where the maestro often plays
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* A lollipop of colors form a touch-me-not rainbow
while lending vividness to a faded little bungalow
with a quaint personality and a rusty Dutch hoe
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An elderly woman is knitting bits of lore
in skeins of historical color as she closes the door
On the final pages --- ending the Thirty Years War'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* So visit when you can, for it brings peace and rest
to the weary wanderer who has met life's test
wearing strands of emotions .. And conquering the crest
