RE: Deidre's Ramblings
August 12, 2018 at 12:51 am
(This post was last modified: August 12, 2018 at 1:44 am by *Deidre*.)
The Trip (poem by me)
Once upon a time
there was a naive girl
she followed her heart
she traveled the world
She went to Paris and Madrid
sampling food and wine
chatting up strangers
believing all their lines
The men were quite kind
spewing what she wanted to hear
they were charming and smart
but unfortunately, quite cavalier
Every airplane trip
gave her a rush
who would she meet this time?
who would be her next crush?
Yet, her trips grew dull
as ten years piled on
she woke up one day
realizing, what she had done
She relentlessly kept looking
for that one special thing
where could it be?
what was she missing?
All along her journeys
she hoped it was him
one man after the next
but, the chances grew slim
One day, as she packed
for yet another long trip
she fidgeted and frowned
biting her lip
She was tired of traveling
it got her quite down
so many cities and towns
she was never around
Her mother and father
were becoming older and distant
she lost track of time
in what seemed to be, an instant
Traveling the world
lost her so much
where did her friends go?
they stopped keeping in touch
Her peace and happiness
was always right here
not in a faraway land
but, up close and clear
She made an atonement
to those she had ignored
spending time in the present
she had so much in store
No more boats and planes
her mind was made up
if she were to find love
she would have to offer up
Her time and kindness
and cease chasing the wrong things
she was grateful to be home
where she finally stopped yearning
How can this be?
she thought, with a smile
my entire life
I've been lost in the miles
Once upon a time
there was a naive girl
she followed her heart
and the path led to her.
*I've been in a poetry mood, lately. This poem isn't about me, but it's really more of a metaphor as to how we all get busy chasing the wrong things, wrong people...when all we have been looking for, is within us.
Once upon a time
there was a naive girl
she followed her heart
she traveled the world
She went to Paris and Madrid
sampling food and wine
chatting up strangers
believing all their lines
The men were quite kind
spewing what she wanted to hear
they were charming and smart
but unfortunately, quite cavalier
Every airplane trip
gave her a rush
who would she meet this time?
who would be her next crush?
Yet, her trips grew dull
as ten years piled on
she woke up one day
realizing, what she had done
She relentlessly kept looking
for that one special thing
where could it be?
what was she missing?
All along her journeys
she hoped it was him
one man after the next
but, the chances grew slim
One day, as she packed
for yet another long trip
she fidgeted and frowned
biting her lip
She was tired of traveling
it got her quite down
so many cities and towns
she was never around
Her mother and father
were becoming older and distant
she lost track of time
in what seemed to be, an instant
Traveling the world
lost her so much
where did her friends go?
they stopped keeping in touch
Her peace and happiness
was always right here
not in a faraway land
but, up close and clear
She made an atonement
to those she had ignored
spending time in the present
she had so much in store
No more boats and planes
her mind was made up
if she were to find love
she would have to offer up
Her time and kindness
and cease chasing the wrong things
she was grateful to be home
where she finally stopped yearning
How can this be?
she thought, with a smile
my entire life
I've been lost in the miles
Once upon a time
there was a naive girl
she followed her heart
and the path led to her.
*I've been in a poetry mood, lately. This poem isn't about me, but it's really more of a metaphor as to how we all get busy chasing the wrong things, wrong people...when all we have been looking for, is within us.
