"Somewhere - Over The Rainbows..."

"Somewhere - Over The Rainbows..."

Follow the yellow brick road ~

The story of life - our lives
are
all the  roads so traveled...
paths of existence - of
changing times
displaced lives - echoes of fear
wanderers ~ lost and found
even freedoms - new days
new ways
ever and all ~ pathways.

What IS the distance 'tween now and then
as fading to the past
we stretch through all the futures -
'til all the who's we are
were
will be -
every me
tastes infinity.

Chris

Author's Note

feel free

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Chris,
Your last two words are so telling, "tastes infinity." Memories of bright days lived, past pathways of life lived, once real; to our todays....where we are now. This poem of yours, "somewhere over the rainbows" gives voice to this feeling of just being in a process of eternity. I feel this way; like a child of an infinitous reality, a vulnerable child who knows how tenuous life is. But here I- we all are..............Your words, "What is the distance between now and then?" and "stretch through all the futures." My hat's off to many more rainbows! Thank you so much for writing. It was a true, lovely and Good write to this walker of rainbows!! Kathy

[Ruth]

There is a limitless power to your words...I am home when I read them xx

[Eve]

Very profound , and I totally agree, but I might pretend not to just to get you to elaborate on it, such as "every me" is that a reference to alter or past egos? reincarnations?

[olla]

to live life fully.. boldly.. greedily.. to taste infinity.. a daunting undertaking..

[Muse]

I loved how the last few lined played like music.
will be -
every me
tastes infinity.

And my life right now feels like the yellow brick road that has been covered in pot holes, lol.



This was written with such beauty and poetic freedom. Thank you for sharing Chris. xo

[Yuan]

God! I love this one as well! ugh..you made me soo happy! I felt a thrill reading and anticipating the next line. You do know I'm going through your work 3 a day now as I have made an effort for myself, as time will allow me to do so, due to my busy life. Chris you rock. And to you other readers it hint's at "somewhere" over the rainbow.

[Liza]

since you used a rainbow as a symbol, it goes well with this subtle force of nature - rain mixed with sunshine in life brings forth beauty even with sorrow and pain. the spirit transcends, hopeful.

[Daytonight]

Great form. Well done. Love the last stanza! Keep on penning.

[Becky C Strukamp]

I like this a lot. Love the title.

displaced lives - echoes of fear

love this line...so true