The Hills of Aberdeen

A poem that describes the pure majestic beauty of a Scottish land with unforgettable rolling hills of evergreen. A place I have never visited but for in dream.

The Hills of Aberdeen 

By 

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada 

(Home)

I dream

I dream

Of Aberdeen

 

Her highland hills 

Which call to me

Where angels sing

in waves of green

And washes me

to faithful sea

I dance

I dance 

On gealic land

Where tales sing 

Of hills so grande

Lion rampant billows bright 

Soars with pride and hope alight 

Let her cliffs stand tall and true

In Scottish rite that burns anew 

I dream 

I dream 

Of Aberdeen 

With poet's heart

Forever green 

Author's Note

A lyrical piece that speaks to the universal yearning of Home.

Reviews

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

Nostalgic at it’s peak!
Now I want to visit Aberdeen.

Thanks Carlos for inspiring me.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you so kindly for your wonderful comment. I myself have never been there but when I close my eyes I see it and am moved by it. As are all the wonderful poets including yourself here in our community are. CLE

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

Carlos,

A beautifully majestic piece of fine Poetry ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you Marvin. This was a fun piece to write. It has an anthem quality to it I feel. Almost lyrical.

[Bhuyanshi Talukdar]

Your poem is a beautiful tribute to the Scottish city of Aberdeen, and the natural beauty that surrounds it. The use of vivid imagery, such as "highland hills" and "waves of green," creates a sense of both grandeur and serenity, while the repetition of "I dream" adds a touch of longing and yearning. Your words convey a sense of both pride and reverence, and the final lines, "with poet's heart / forever green," are both inspiring and uplifting. Your poem is a testament to the power of language to capture the essence of a place, and to help us find meaning and purpose in the world around us.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you so much for your comment. This poem was a joy to write because it has a dreamlike quality about it. And also because it is almost musical and anthem like.

[Temperance]

Such a lovely poem dear Carlos. I dream, I dream of Aberdeen. Love the sound of that. A home is where we make it yet, we all have a favorite place that, when we are there, it feels like home. Nicely done! Temp

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you Temp for these sweet encouraging words. I so love the part you quote. It has a dream like quality to it which defines this piece immensely. Much like the home we individually dream of.

[Cherrie]

The visual is breathtaking.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you Cherrie. This was one of those types of writing where the words just wrote themselves. I was just along for the ride. It has a very lyrical quality to it. And I feel the message is very universal as well. Sometime we get into a flow we just don't know where it will lead us. Aberdeen in its heart speaks to the place we all yearn to call home.

[andrew mitchell]

This reminds me of roamin in the gloamin by Sir Harry Lauder, a song, poem written in 1911. Great written piece Carlos. May be a typo with gealic should be Gaelic. Really nice!

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you kindly Andrew for sharing your thoughts with me. I so appreciate it. This was one of the writes where the words dictated the journey. It has a melodic tone to it and haunting hope. One that I feel is universal. It literally makes me wish I were there. You are correct my friend I need to edit that misspelling. Thank you so much again for sharing your thoughts with me.

[Ladysue]

This is a gorgeous lyrical piece of poetry. Loved the lines I dance, I dance, I dream, I dream. I felt joy reading your poem. I especially love the last two lines. I never been to Scotland and would like to go. An absolute pleasure to read.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me on this piece. I live in northern California not to far from Monterey by the coast. It is such a beautiful place and yet there are so many around the world just as comparable. Like Aberdeen. Not only rich in its history but also in its spectacular beauty. I think it calls to our universal yearning for home. Whatever we believe that place to be. Thank you again.

[Ladysue]

My pleasure, Carlos.. :)

[Ken e Bujold]

perfectly pitched CLE. felt ever so much like i was in the highlands. memories of distant visitation suddenly sprung back to life.

hope all is well friend

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you kindly Ken for your thoughts. I truly appreciate it. I am doing well. The last couple of years had been rough but now things are starting to normalize, or at least be close to normal as these times can be. I haven't had much time to spend at the Cafe these last few months unfortunately. I try to make it at least every other weekend when I can. Work takes up a lot of my time. I hope all is going well for you as well and that inspiration is fruitful in your life and art. I had fun composing this little lyrical piece and in ways I feel it speaks to all our yearnings of a place we call home. Whether in Aberdeen or sitting on a sandune near Monterey Bay. Thank you again my friend.

[catwriter]

Beautiful! I also feel the call of the Highlands.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you for your kind words. I saw a couple of pictures of Aberdeen and was taken by its beauty. I just had to write about it. Thank you again.

[catwriter]

You'e welcome!

[W. Barrett Munn]

I see you have been reading Robert Burns again. :-)

Winston

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

I'm big on visual word painting. An old writing teacher once preached the significance of capturing your audiences attention by hitting their senses with images that resonate or emote. Bringing the reader into the world your art is creating. Touching a sense of nostalgia within them or something they can identify through smell, sight, touch, or taste. Or even something amorphous as faith and yearning that they may have lost. Go to the place that they only know to remind them of what it was like to be there. Home or that sense of identification that defines them on a spiritual or existential level. Remind them what is was like to first love these things. Thank you kindly Winston for taking the time to read these words.