The Inevitable Journey

 

The Inevitable Journey

 

It came much earlier this year.
Spring, what a contrast to the time
We have come to know as winter,
Active yet silent as a mime.

 

The sun gives warmth and purpose.
I am made to grow and expand
With a drive to be much more.
Which is the essence of my brand.

 

I burst forth with happiness
As a singular pod on this tree.
I feel this overwhelming change
Which, by design, is happening to me.

 

I grow and I grow even larger
And become such a beautiful green.
A seed pod on this mighty branch, 
To the sun I strive to be seen.

 

So full of energy and wonder,
Time is now to savor and grow.
Tomorrow holds thoughts of my journey,
The inevitable journey I know.

 

Awareness arrives as the seasons they change
On this branch where I was born.
I struggle and resist, but the time it has come
For the journey to which I was sworn.

 

Then the day comes and still
I am not ready to depart.
But, I can resist no longer.
The journey calls in my heart.

 

From the branch I release my embrace
And in the wind I flutter to and fro.
Where I may land in this lush green forest,
I have no way to know.

 

I can see far below me
The liquid, glistening stream.
It so beckons and calls me
As if out of a midnights dream.

 

The crest of a tiny blue ripple
Will be my wonderful ship.
For this inevitable journey
On the water I rise and I dip.

 

 

Where I will wander
I have no way to know.
To a land of great mystery
A new tree will I sow.
 

Reviews

[Mark]

Your ability to make me see through the eyes of a daisy seed, or a maple pod, is truly unique. I like your fluent use of the language, and consistent rhyme scheme; to me, those are the most critical elements which cause me to want to finish a poem, and ferret out the depth of meaning from within it. Good job!

[shythatway]

Oh, but this was beautiful Comanche. *smile* Such a wonderful story about breaking free, making the transition. At the same time it reminds you how small we all seem to be in the big picture, but we're still so significant; and we all have to start this journey on our own. 'The crest of a tiny blue ripple will be my wonderful ship' - was my favourite part. Thank you for sharing.

[Ellen Hammond]

What a beautiful poem and picture! You have a wonderful insight into nature and are able to vividly pass it on to us in a way that makes us feel like part of the journey. I also see a deeper message layered throughout this poem....as it relates to our own journey through life. Very nicely done!

[Anita B Jacques]

Wow, so visual and well written awesome, I felt like I was part of the journey, hooked on every word, and I love the picture. Thank you so much for sharing with us your talent. God Bless.

[Sheila Kline]

Let me review your write in two ways - by impression, and by style.

As you lead the reader along this journey of a seed pod from its beginning, bursting forth after warmth of the sun brings it to life, recognition is given that it is doing what it is designed to do, and as it is filled with energy it grows, and realizes that there is someting that is already part of its destiny that is to occur.

As you continue to reveal the way it must travel from the pod on the branch, and though it resists, it may not change the plan already set in place for it to become a new creation.

I liken this to a person's journey in life from birth, to becoming a toddler, then a child, and finally an adult.
Much as the seed pod resists, so do we, as we confront trials in our life, but we must forge on, to be as the seed pod that falls into the glistening water, riding along on a tiny blue ripple that carries it on its journey to fulfil its destiny. We all must embark on a ship that carries us to different rivers and streams in our life....just as this seed pod.

Your perception of a single seed pod, and how it must become that which it is meant to be is really rather remarkable, and I don't think I have ever seen as such written with such simplicity, yet understandably clear in text, and purpose!

I enjoy your style, and encourage you to continue writing as I recognize in you a depth of observation and sensitivity to that which is the backbone of life, and all expressed with clarity that is refreshing and enjoyable! You have talent that will surely enrich your reader's palette.

A most commendable write my friend!

Sheila