The Poet

The Poet

 

A poet began a journey one day…
stepping carefully at first.
He walked along an ocean beach,
and trekked over rocky hills.

 

He paused to view a butterfly
and watched the rising moon.
He thought long about the past,
and longed to know the future.

 

He remembered those he loved
and dreamed of one unknown.

The grandeur of all creation
God poured out before his eyes.

 

Hours became days, then weeks
and their months turned to years.
He reached the other ocean
and saw a mist shrouded lighthouse.

 

Necessity changed his direction

as he pondered the warm sunset.

Many more miles the poet walked
and so many things he saw.

 

He reached a mountain stream
and there… was one of the nine.

She was kneeling tenderly
at the trickling water’s edge.

He stepped ever so carefully,
approaching the naked Muse.
He reached to touch her shoulder,
but his foot slipped on a rock…

 

And his journey began again.

Reviews

[cynthiabuhainbaello]

Wow, truly mystifying poetic journey that had me enchanted all the way.
The vivid and colorful images displayed here by your well-chosen words truly make the poem an experience. I love it.

[x_______]

Great poem. I loved the ending, very clever. I liked all the poetic subjects he encountered along the way, great images.

[Desert Dreamer]

Wonderful journey through nature, so much to see, so many inspirations. I like the images I see in this poem, seeing God in nature, and the finding of the Muse. Who is "one of the nine"? This is a great visual story.

[Emily B]

wonderfully described journey . . . we will get there one day

[Stacey Watts]

This was a very beautiful poem. The imagery is wonderful. It is never easy to catch that inspiration sometimes.

[MagiCrystal]

Life is a novel.. read it

[Gandré]

So he saw God in nature - and then God made him find the naked Erato. What a wonderful story, I also loved the rhyme. You're a wonderful writer. 100p

[Honeypot]

Ah, isn't that the way life works sometime. Just when you think you're getting close something happens to change it all. I loved this, especially how he saw God in nature. This was really lovely.