If you know the poem from which I borrowed heavily the ideas from....you get bonus points...unless I have told you. C2--I suspect you know this poem as well as I do.
Here it is in all its glory(?). Be kind with your comments.
Uncertainty
I am uncertain
I have no clear path
No destination decided upon
The place I want to be is denied
The home I have is desolate and alone
The friends I have are far removed
They are in their homes and worlds away from me
How far away
How near the quay
I cannot tell for the fog too thick
The water still and silent
Night and day
Is there a homeland calling me
Is there a lighthouse to beckon me
My desired place is not for me to choose
It is left to someone else to decide
It is left to the person I desire most to pick
Life with me or life without me
I am lost at sea, and trying to stay afloat
The albatross around my neck was mine to pick
Chosen and borne until I solve my own riddle
And reach the shores of my homeland
How far away
How near the quay
I cannot tell for the fog too thick
The water still and silent
Night and day
Is there a homeland calling me
Is there a lighthouse to beckon me
My boat is small and my paddle lost
I am forced to propel the craft by hand
To push with cupped fingers the waters of my soul
To find the shores where I will be welcomed
How far away
How near the quay
I cannot tell for the fog too thick
The water still and silent
Night and day
Is there a homeland calling me
Is there a lighthouse to beckon me
How far away
How near the quay
Copywrite 4/19/2012 Nat Strickland
Yes I do.
ReplyDeleteHow near the quay ..........indeed
Thanks. I have been in a poetry mood as of late. :)
ReplyDeleteHope the fog moves on out and clear skies come.
R