Behind me
The wake of my journey
All froth and churn
As I labour
To leave
To forget
Ahead of me
The wake of the moon
All sparkly possibility
As I awaken
To hope
To purpose
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Cradle
Swaddled in silky cloud
Upon a bed of supple grasses and pine
Earth
Cradle of my being
Sailing ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #286
I follow
The land’s flow
Over swell
And hollow
This sea of soil
Calls out to
Hard men
Sailors of
The grasslands
Content to be at sea
Vulnerable ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #284
Some days the world seems
So very small and I feel
So vulnerable
Exploration
Destination calls
Beyond a pathless expanse
Beckoning promise
Memories Under Glass
I’m gone
And she stayed behind
Or I left her
I’m not sure
Which narrative
I like the least
I carry her still
A memory under glass
Shrouded and unrepentant
A story ended
Without end
And yet untold
But for the voice
In my heart
That won’t let her go
Layers ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #283
Gentle seas
Jagged peaks
Sky in turmoil
So go
The many layers
Of I
Leaving
We argue
Whether it is
The destination
Or the journey
That matters
But sometimes
We need only observe
The point of departure
As it recedes
Into the distance
Release
I look back
In order to move forward
Bring the past
Into the present
Record the history
So I can release it
Carry the memory
Leave the emotional toil
Of glories and traumas
In the wake
Stolen ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #283
Stolen land
Stolen lives
Stolen dreams
Stolen hearts
Stolen culture
Stolen children
Stolen justice
Stolen time
Stolen generations
Thieves unrepentant
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