My Journey Ends Here
Sometimes I close my eyes;
And I can see myself traveling;
On a two lane stretch of road;
Beginning in the chaos;
Of an endless concrete jungle;
Slowly making my way across the plains;
Cornfields and wheat fields;
Standing taller that a grown man;
Waving in a threatening wind;
In a flash, I find myself in the desert;
Nothing but open sky for miles and miles;
The road is very narrow;
Yet there is plenty of room to turn around;
Across the desolate barrenness;
The mountains loom ahead;
And I feel myself getting excited;
For I cannot wait to see;
What there may be on the other side of those peaks;
Acres or fresh green wilderness;
Redwoods almost as tall as heaven;
Water fountains in grape orchards;
Fruit pressed into wine;
And then, at last, the ocean;
Oh how I long to see it at last!
But this is where my journey ends;
And I cry bitter tears as I awaken;
From my evening slumber.
And I can see myself traveling;
On a two lane stretch of road;
Beginning in the chaos;
Of an endless concrete jungle;
Slowly making my way across the plains;
Cornfields and wheat fields;
Standing taller that a grown man;
Waving in a threatening wind;
In a flash, I find myself in the desert;
Nothing but open sky for miles and miles;
The road is very narrow;
Yet there is plenty of room to turn around;
Across the desolate barrenness;
The mountains loom ahead;
And I feel myself getting excited;
For I cannot wait to see;
What there may be on the other side of those peaks;
Acres or fresh green wilderness;
Redwoods almost as tall as heaven;
Water fountains in grape orchards;
Fruit pressed into wine;
And then, at last, the ocean;
Oh how I long to see it at last!
But this is where my journey ends;
And I cry bitter tears as I awaken;
From my evening slumber.
Published by Lisa R. Strong
I was born and raised in Binghamton NY. I have been writing short stories since I was eight years old, and poetry since I was a teenager. I also write prayers, meditations, and opinion articles. My dre... View profile
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18 Comments
Post a CommentLovely. I love your work!
Nice poem and I love that picture, you did such a good job on it.
Very lovely job dear didi. Great picture.
Marvelous poem with beautiful imagery.
Lovely poem!
Beautiful work here! I'll be back to catch up on more of your stuff tomorrow!
An excellent combination of imagery and emotion Lisa; you did a fabulous job with this poem!
Excellent.Thanks for sharing.
Wow! :)
Wonderful realistic poetry! The dreams that inspire us and take us to places, usually must needed relaxing places! And it is the cheapest travel I know with today's economy, work, and class schedules! Beautiful escape putting your words into morning visions that set my mind at ease, and I was able to venture a journey of peace today before the chaos starts once again! Thank you the beautiful words and the inexpensive journey!