Pastoral is an adjective which means having a simple, rural, serene characteristic. Pastoral refers to a lifestyle, setting or state of mind. Pastoral is most often related to the lifestyle of shepherds tending to their livestock in beautiful peaceful country setting. It illustrates a life free from complication. It is a simple existence in an idyllic setting.
“Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought/As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral” John Keats, English Poet
On a strawberry sundae of a day, all daisies and June sun and pastoral posing by world leaders on the Lancaster House lawn.” John Vinocur
Here s a work by John Reinhard Weguelin - Pastoral
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Have you ever heard the bleat of lambs up in a field? It is one of the most relaxing peaceful sounds I have ever heard. I thank you for this wonderful work.
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