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I find myselfOne fine day,Walking downA rather treacherous trail,Well trodden nevertheless,With countless steps,Built along the wayTo guide wayfarers. We are each,On our own,And yet,Not quite alone;For we are all together,In our collective sojourn. I pause a while,To catch my breath,As … Continue reading →

The walls of this prisonAppear dark, ominous,You’ve been trapped within,For years and years;You didn’t know when,You were locked in,Each day, every moment,Blends in with the next,And all you know,Is that you still exist. You can let the wallsClose in on … Continue reading →

Living is ordinary,Often mundane,It is the only way of being,That you’ve ever known,As opposed to,How not to. Living is taxing,In more ways than one,There are placesTo go to,And many thingsTo get done,Even the most basic ones;But together,They add one onto … Continue reading →

Little childrenAre full of wonder,And often eager,To try thingsDifferently;And this is why,Countless bugs,Glow worms and beetles,Have found themselves,Trapped in match boxes,And glass bottles,Over the centuries,To satisfy,The curious sparkle,In a child’s eye. In growing up,We shed the trappings,Of our innocence,And as … Continue reading →

A promise –Does it includeThe sweet nothings,That lovers choose,To whisper,To each other,As they lie in embrace,Before the night,Has given birthTo a new dawn;Sans witnesses,To keep recordOf their promises? A promise –Is it the giftOf newfound hope,That a parentBestows,On a wide … Continue reading →

The hourglass sitsAt its perch,On the windowsill,As it always has;Marking time,As it passes,Catching the reflectionOf the leaves,Of the maple treeIn the garden;From verdant green,To resplendent yellow,And thereafter,Of the limbs, mellow,In their nakedness. The hourglass is mute,Both as a spectator,And as … Continue reading →

Quiet –The state of mindYou desire. Fretful –The state your mind assumesEventually. Peace –Any semblance of whichYou find lacking. Happiness –The pursuit of itHas remained elusive. Reflection –A labyrinth you’ve chosenTo get trapped in. Image Credit: Photo by Bernard Spragg … Continue reading →

“Oh to be free”Thought she“Like the bird in the skyOr as it it fliesFrom tree to tree.” From her seat,Down below,A mere few feetAbove the ground,It did appear,Very much as though,That the skies held the promiseOf limitless freedom,That was missing … Continue reading →

“I won’t get this right”You think,“Not now, not ever”. In some ways,You weren’t meant to,It was a battleYou were destined to lose;But you didn’t know it then,And you certainly didn’t choose,To be let looseInto a veritable lions’ den. Not without … Continue reading →

Where was the wind,When the love notes,Needed sending,From across the chasm,That separated the lovers? Where was the earth,When all they wanted,Was a patch of land,On which to lie down,And share a moment? Where was the ocean,When they sought to flee,From … Continue reading →