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pegasus111
Member Elite

since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

0 posted 2005-04-13 08:35 AM

His burden is heavy yet he does not complain
He trudges on through the mist and the rain

The paths that he sees are not easy to choose
The turns and the twists deceive and confuse

This one or that one, which shall it be
The best ones are not so easy to see

Some are so painful, the mind can't conceive
The misery and anguish is hard to believe

A few are rewarding, and offer short pause
But never last long, he knows not the cause

Blindly, he travels, in mist and in rain
Losing one path, never to see it again

Finding another, hope filling his heart
Losing it quickly, again he must start

Life is not easy, of this he is sure
The tests are many, confusing, yet pure

Pure in their randomness, pure in their fate
He tries to grasp reason but, cannot relate

He trudges through pain, disillusion, despair
Searching for paths he knows must be there

No help will he find on this dark lonely road
He must go it alone, must carry the load

Life asks no quarter, and gives none you see
He is what he is, and that he must be

Today is tomorrow; and tomorrow today
The knowledge cuts deeply as he moves on his way

The cup must be drained, though bitter or sweet
The man trudges on, never missing a beat

What else can be done, what choice in the mix
His fate to endure, until crossing the styx

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

Tramp Poet
Senior Member

since 2000-01-06

Posts 754
Could Be Anywhere...

1 posted 2005-04-13 10:17 AM

well said...

DawnG

Senior Member

since 2000-06-23

Posts 1494
United States

2 posted 2005-04-13 11:10 AM

I enjoyed this a lot. Thank you for sharing.

Dawn

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

3 posted 2005-04-13 03:44 PM

a well-defined journey

this is life

Annie78
Member

since 2003-10-03

Posts 469
here then there then back here

4 posted 2005-04-13 05:17 PM

very nicely put....
Annie

there is but a short time to exist, love,laugh,live and never stop believing in miracles

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

5 posted 2005-04-13 09:35 PM

pegasus111: A well written poem, but I must ask, did he never see a rainbow!

Betty Lou

Betty Lou Hebert

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

6 posted 2005-04-14 01:33 PM

Dearest Pegasus 111. You and Tramp are on the same theme. I wonder if the peson in your poem would know his place if he found it. Love, joyce

Italy Angel
Member

since 2003-09-01

Posts 65
Northern Ca

7 posted 2005-04-18 01:19 AM

'The cup must be drained, though bitter or sweet The man trudges on, never missing a beat'

Great flow!

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