The journey home

This is a submission for Kevin’s No Theme Thursday

So turns the wheel, the embers hotly glow,
The sky now steel, the wind now warm,
now cold.

I’m shaking off the summer. I’m boarding up my soul.
A long winter sleep is good for scars
At least it’s what I’m told

When I was young, eternal summer reigned.
Nothing touched me, nothing could.
My kite flew the wind.
Knowing all it ever would.

August closed in, apples dot the rotten ground.
Leaves blown through crumbling bone.
Autumn’s smoke creeps without sound.

I’m sifting through the fall, looking for what I’ll never know.
Unspoken regrets of titanic depth
Reap things I didn’t sow

So turns the wheel, the embers burn down low.
The box now steel, the body now warm
now cold.

I’m shaking off the winter, My soul is free to roam.
The night gives way to a new dawn
where I might find my home.


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9 responses to “The journey home”

  1. Kevin Avatar

    โ€œIโ€™m shaking off the summer. Iโ€™m boarding up my soul.โ€

    I love the entire piece, but that line in particular really grabbed me. Excellently written. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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    1. Life is a dark ride Avatar

      Why thank you! This is literally my second poem in forty years ๐Ÿ˜‚ I really appreciate the nice comment. Thank you so much for supporting writers of all levels.

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      1. Kevin Avatar

        Only your second? I honestly never would have guessed. You have quite the natural talent there. You should write them more!

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      2. Life is a dark ride Avatar

        My first poem in forty years was a post a few days ago – Insomnia. True to the title, I literally couldn’t sleep. I whipped it off in about fifteen minutes and nodded right off. It was the weirdest thing ever. ๐Ÿ˜‚ This one took me a little more time because I was actually trying to give it a cadence.

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      3. Kevin Avatar

        I have not read the other yet. I shall as soon as I am able.
        Odd that you fell asleep right after. Perhaps they were words that needed to come out!

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  2. Don’t think! – Life is a dark ride Avatar

    [โ€ฆ] it is good or bad, who cares? Now suddenly, I whip out a piece poetry. Check out Insomnia and A journey home. Wha?? The last time I wrote anything like that was forty years ago when I was forced to in a high [โ€ฆ]

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  4. Kymber Hawke Avatar

    This poem is exquisite!

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    1. Life is a dark ride Avatar

      Why thank you! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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