Resharing a revised edition of this poem. Sending love to all of those choosing to share their life path with another.
The path we share sometimes forks.
Here a place to pause among trees.
Conversations in layers like leaves on the forest floor.
Shadows arrive, shake us with views of separate routes.
I kiss your hand with love as I release it.
Fly above the forest if you are called to.
I will not let you deny yourself
to keep us on the same path.
Together we can travel
only if
you will still seek.
© Alicia Grimshaw revised version 2017
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This is quite lovely.
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Thank you LuAnne.
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I love the line, “I will not let you deny yourself to keep us on the same path!” That’s true love. And people can stay together without always staying on the same path.
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Ann, I appreciate your response. It is fascinating to hear what a reader connects with in my poetry.
Yes, love is stronger than the container we put it in. Let’s let it grow.
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I can’t begin to write poetry, but I’ve had the same experience with my blog. I write the post with one thing in mind, and sometimes people get an entirely different message! I’m fine with that, but it does show me how differently people look at things.
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Beautiful Ali, I’ve tears in my eyes….
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Thank you for letting me know this spoke to you.
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I felt a heartwarming connetion……
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