Horizon's Distance

Walking through a familiar hiking place where two sets of tracks merge out into a wooded area way beyond where I can see but that always catches my imagination.

 

Leading

Into

Horizon’s distance

 

Aspen grove

Is divided

By a V shaped path:

The joining of two

-Sets of railroad tracks.

 

Standing

At its point

My steps

Now touch

-This iron pathway.

 

This duet reminder

-Taken.

A beautiful offering

Of freedom

To experience

-The results of this life.

 

Into

-The varied shadows.

In spacious woods setting.

I ponder

How

These paths

Of life

Lead

Into

-Unexplored woods.

 

Mysterious future

You

Are like

The dark places

Of

-Undiscovered experiences.

Where

I must find

- My way each day.

Lead me

Holy god

 

For I know

You alone

Are

My habitation

And

Hiding place

Of

Peace

And

-Safety of heart.

Reviews

[Glen Weimann]

Nice work Kathy. Ah, Frost had this right, and you've captured the same imaginings and wonderings. Of course, whichever path you take you can make good or bad things from them, and even if you retraced your steps the other path would have changed, the horizon's light will have evolved. One of life's great imponderables - no wonder we seek comfort, assurance and guidance. Nice work. BRs Nigel

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Nigel Newman,
Every moment of every season of these lives really are food for thought and a always changing landscape. I appreciate your honest exchange of ideas.
Kathy

[wordman]

lol,i have stood here many times,not knowing which way to go,and i usually took the wrong path
but i always seem to find my way back

[Kathy Van Kurin]

wordman,
I think sometimes that we want to get lost just so we can go exploring! Such can be this life of ours. Just saying I get it. Finding ones' way everyday and through time. Thanks so much for your friendship here at the cafe. Bless ya!
Kathy

[wordman]

you`re welcome and thank you

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Keep up the good fight and keep living and sharing what you know cause your voice needs sharing.

[wordman]

you are to kind ,i just write silly love songs

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Remember the song by Wings-Paul McCartney....? Something Something, something" silly love songs. I look around and see it isn't so. some people want to fill the world with silly love songs. What's wrong with that?"

[wordman]

one of my favorites,love paul..thank you kathy
i actually write a lot of different stuff, i have 400 at post poems.org word_man

[Kathy Van Kurin]

I found your site. It would not let me in after posting email and password. We'll see about it. You have to of been writing for a while. It's also neat to see your actual name; a nice one too.
Bless you dear writer friend!
Kathy

[wordman]

my pleasure always,,ron

[Neville]

Phew...powerful, spiritual and real............lovely words indeed and to cap it all off...They look so darn good on the page my friend and poet..........Neville

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Neville Petitt,
The day this poem grew was a day of thought within a lovely setting up against a wild area which was at the edge of a roadwasy near a metropolis. contrasts are great opportunities for thought. Thanks so much for your affirming words.
Blessings,
Kathy

[Neville]

That sounds like a place of extreme contrasts a truly inspiring place indeed and I agree with you entirely....Neville

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Neville,
You are such a good egg. I'll tell you what when a person gets brand new eggs straight from the hen and goes straight in washes them and then make something...............oh my. Also it means so much to recieve kind words like yours. We are all trying our best I think to live, learn and fly. Thanks again good guy.
Kathy

[Neville]

Kathy, what a super little note you have left for me here, I am truly grateful but nearly so worthy...So many thank you'e.....oh and I know exactly what you mean about those eggs......Neville

[Kathy Van Kurin]

My parents have chickens out where they live. they are my mom's pride and joy.

[Neville]

I can imagine, truly I can......

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like the take-off from "the road not taken"--

On rails maybe more of a risk....more momentum after the choice....a train of choice harder to stop and reverse...
nicely done.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Jacob,
Rail road tracks are so hard, so not nurturing not comfortable to lay upon. But to walk, balancing as if on a balance beam is what some paths have seemed. You know the different times have felt like textures in a way. Your review is full of inner soul textures. Momentum, harder to stop and taking a risk.
Thank you for your insightful and wisdom filled input given from experience and sharing within your craft. I value your knowledge. Blessings.............
Kathy