Floating, floating through this earth
Where even gravity leaves a mark of mirth
Where footprints elevate in the sand
Where though there is no one to hold my hand
Still there is everything beside me and within me
A frowning face does turn my step
Yet it will not deter me from my path
I move around and over and beyond
I know the green, I know the frond
For there is everything beside me and within me
I might be part of gentle dust
I go barefoot through a time of trust
I see a mark that is left by me
It is on the path where I am free to be just me
For there is everything beside me and within me
I wrote this for fun in response to the One Shoot Photography Challenge. I hope you enjoy it! Check out the other poems from this challenge at the site. They are very good!!
It's the most striking thing about the footprints in the photo - they're elevated, as if being pushed out from below.
ReplyDeleteAnd that "I might be part of gentle dust" - pushes all kinds of thoughts to the forefront.
Well done.
A frowning face does turn my step
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That's a gem of a couplet. Nice work, Duane.
Thanks so much Glynn and Dustus. And yes, the footprints being elevated are so striking that I copied the photo to my journal and I am coming back to write more later. There is something about the lay of the land, the small trenches, and elevated footprints that are very spiritual to me. Thanks again, though, for your encouragement. Great day to you both!!
ReplyDeletei go barefoot through a time of trust...my favorite line...great take on the prompt...
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian!
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