»
Main Forums
»
Corner Pub #3
»
The Long Road Back
| Corner Pub #3 |
|
The Long Road Back |
|
|
pegasus111 Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219ocala, fl, usa 
|
Weary is the wanderer who travels far In search of the dream just out of reach Just over the next rise it must surely be See that rainbow there; just there So many years now gone by in vain The faces run together as in a dream The places, so many places, faded Distant memories of another life Bone weary now of the hapless quest The muddled mind desires only peace Blessed peace; restful respite from The failed trial of foolish youth A youth whose strength of purpose So clear then in brighter times Has managed to capture only Freedom in the bottle of cloudy defeat Older yet wiser now the steps retrace Back to the beginning, back to the roots Slowly along a trail dimly remembered The wanderer trudges toward home Home to the life he should have had Lo, those many years ago Home to that which he knew so well Home to finally heal a wounded soul. the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost |
||
| © Copyright 2007 pegasus111 - All Rights Reserved | |||
Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
pegasus: Very moving poem! Unfotunately there is not always "home" to go back to, or if there is, the years have made so many changes, it is not the place you left! Betty Lou Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
BrittanyJ Member
since 2007-06-03
Posts 461Come find me? |
"A youth whose strength of purpose So clear then in brighter times Has managed to capture only Freedom in the bottle of cloudy defeat" i really liked the whole thing, but these were my favorite lines  So no more hiding all your pain, you deserve a new start. That's why i'm closing myself away, this is a message from your heart. |
||
|
Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
It would nice to be able to climb into a time capsule and go back, but then we would long for what we would be leaving right now. Moving piece. Joyce |
||
|
midnightblues Senior Member
since 2000-07-01
Posts 1597Singapore |
Hi pegasus, I like the quiet strength and subtle poignancy that flows in your writing, very much enjoyed reading thia! Love, MiCheLLe If there cannot be equal in affection, then let the one with more be me - midnightblues |
||
|
BBGrrl Member
since 2007-07-17
Posts 181BC, Canada |
Nothing constructive,I'm afraid - I liked this very much. It spoke to me on a very personal level, describing a journey of my own with lyrical poignancy. |
||
|
r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
thomas wolfe realized an important aspect about life and change and that we can never go home again...i know...i tried...can't live in the past...if we can't adapt then there is no future...never the less i'm still somewhat of a romantic with memory recall. enjoyed your poem! |
||
|
effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
The journey is better than the destination methinks.... |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
