Tag: destination

Burden

A burden carried
Against the flow
In the dim light below

Undaunted
Unperturbed

Destination in heart

Resolute
Relentless

Though obstacles obscure my steps
The narrow path is straight and true
Through it all I make my way

Sometimes
I am reminded

The best path
Is not always direct

The best place
Is not always familiar

The best means
Is not always expedient

Sometimes
A leisurely pace
Into the unknown
Offers the surest road
To a cherished end
As yet unidentified

I arrive at the end
Of a rocky path
Where a beacon indicates
A vast unknown
Beneath a misty guile

But a light of no small promise
Beckons from a distance
My faith tells me
Is surmountable

Perhaps it will be a smooth sail
On a quiet sea
Or a road no less arduous
Than the sharp-stoned path
Which bloodied my feet
Since many miles ago

No matter
The destination seems bright
And beautiful enough
While I have covered greater distances
With less hope
And no small despair

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

Sometimes the path
Is so well lit
With little thought
I follow it

And then it ends
So I arrive
At places
Unexpected

Sometimes pretty
Sometimes dour
Sometimes ugly
Sometimes flowered