ITALY – MY ROMANCE WITH NATURE

A lone traveler with an open heart

Under the tuscan sun my journey starts

Winding roads and lighted tunnels in my path

Blue skies and green hues in an endless swath

I drive up the steeping slopes and rough terrain

I come face to face with a beauty so insane

Torre Del Tartufo, they call it – a tower of truffles

My joy knows no bounds, it only quadruples

From pots to pans to rolling pins, a chef’s galore

Begins a culinary excursion, a foodie’s allure

Cook with love and eat with passion, the chef preaches

Learning new skills and making new friends, an experience that entices

From pizza to pasta, tiramisu to panacotta, delight in every bite

An indulgence for the palate, day after day, night after night

Among aging vines and olive trees, I witness a love that sets people at ease

High up the heels in green farmlands, a human soul embraces his passion for making cheese

A richness in nature’s bounty, lustrous in its small mercies

Lost in its gentle serenity, my mind lets go of all its immaturities

Hand made pottery to hand woven textiles, they leave me mesmerized

Every piece, a labor of love… I must stop and shop as I feel pressurized

From stone houses to poppi fields, a picture so resplendent

Nature’s beauty that comes to you in limitless abundance

It was not a vacation or an adventure

This was just the beginning of ‘MY ROMANCE WITH NATURE’