Wanderlust

Inspired from some of the road trips we've done in the US and Europe. Inspired from the hundreds of travel fiction consumed over the past years.

Black top race closely behind

White lines ahead chewed;

Spit out miles

Old thoughts hide under bold new sky

Renew faded colors in reverberant light

Signboards overhead

Gently transform breath, expand heart sublime

Strange places swallowed and left behind

Jaded mind like byroads breaks free

From yesterday's promises, tomorrow's mystery

To find a new self

Elsewhere go I

To rekindle an old lost love inside

Tremble and quiver in the wake of air displaced

Solemn milestones gather

moss counting miles traced

Giant windmills tower, arms embrace

Stillness of land, tremulous heart with grace

Turn upon turn, mile into mile

This is who I am

This is where I want to be

Borrowing new life,

Endeavoring to seek

Wanderlust never rest inside of me

Reviews

[DrD]

Anu, I repeat myself every time I visit here and it's only because you leave me with so little new to say. Your work is magnificent and I would like to peek into your soul to see who's living there. Thank you so much for this work!

[Anu Biswas]

What a lovely thing to say DrD! Peek into my soul and see who is living there....thank you for visiting my work again. You truly inspire me. I can almost feel a new poem trying to break free.

[DrD]

Ah Anu, many a wondrous poem is seeking a soul like yours to happen in.

[quinfinn]

masterfully penned and strangely comforting to absorb, your word choice and use is creative and exciting. a great write!

[Anu Biswas]

What can I say. This forum is so amazing...all the work I read and absorb...it's a different world out here. Sharing with family and friends is nice, but being in a place where poets live is truly inspirational.

[zainul]

Well penned.
I can hear the spirit of Ulysses of Alfred Lord Tennyson in your piece.

[Anu Biswas]

oh wow! You are too kind and I am embarrassed and inspired at the same time.

[zainul]

Thank you Anu for the reaction and feedback.
I am very pleased that you are inspired.
Keep the zeal all along.
Never rest from the lovely endeavor.

[Ed Fagan]

very well written. I can relate. I used to ride my motorcycle everywhere and the freeing feeling and thoughts that flooded my soul could have been these words here ... only you've written them as I could not.

[Anu Biswas]

Thanks Ed for your super kind comment. This was a toughie coz I wanted to capture how i change as a person when I travel and the tiny nuances.

[Mauricio Montoya]

What got my attention was the title part of my life I’ve wondering up and down and all around the country I had a friend say once that what I did was called wanderlust, so I can relate to this piece with some understanding, love how it comes together, especially the ending.
Excellent write.