Wander: Emotional ABCs
starlight on water
I wonder while I wander
parting night’s cold veil
Watch city lights rise
a blaze against the night sky
tiptoe along streets
Keep on walking, open road calls me home.
Deep wooded glens await explorers.
I lace my hiking boots step onto loam.
I’m ready to roam; I’m a wonderer.
Grasslands spread their arms wide inviting me
to walk, run my fingers through the long grass.
Sniff the flowers in the prairies; climb trees,
touch the sky; tweak the stars in space’s air-
less darkness; spin planets on their axes,
fly high over mountains on eagle’s wings;
take rides in imagination’s taxis;
swim in lakes where water cascades and sings.
I wander with eyes fixed on horizons
both near and far in time as I walk on.
I leave no footprint
no sign of any passage
no leaf out of place
Each spot visited
becomes a memory kept
but not repeated.
Beautiful imagery. I, too, wander, and wonder when I wander. We are similar in our love for taking very long walks!
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Thank you π must be a piscean thing eh?
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Indeed. You’re welcome!
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Thank you for bringing me with you in this piece. Yes that’s how vivid the imagery is. I love wandering off by myself, lost in the crowd.
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Me too! You’re welcome π You can join my rambles any time you wish π
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Thank you for the offer. I’ll take it up one of these days π I ramble, too. Literally and figuratively. π
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Imaginatively too? π you’re welcome
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How could I have forgotten that? Of course!! Cleave or no cleave. π
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that is the question? π
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There isn’t even one single question. π
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touche! Lol! π
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This is a special piece in your ABC series… I enjoy both wondering and wandering …one reason why I like this poem so much…you take us on a fantastic journey.
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Thank you π I too love wondering and wandering; it was a special piece with a lot of ‘me’ in it and I’m glad that came across.
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I leave no footprint
no sign of anyΒ passage
no leaf out of place
Each spot visited
becomes a memory kept
but not repeated.
So beautifully penned. Wonder and wander! Memory kept but not repeated. That makes me ponder if i should do the same.
P.S. I’ve been away and now I’m catching up. Hope you’ve been well, my dear Mel.
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Thank you π those are my fav lines too π Glad you’re doing well π
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Geez!!! That opening senryu and that ending one are just sooooo beautiful. Wonder and wander. Kept but not repeated. Need I say more? β€ smiling sigh
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Thank you π I often wonder as I wander π
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A voyage far beyond imagination and your poetry rings cinematic poetic universe. π I love it mel π
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Thank you π It’s one of my favs from this series.
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The last senryu is fantastic! I love the feeling of leaving the city behind!
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Me too. That’s why I live in the suburbs π Thank you!
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Wander/Wonder On…… π Hugs!
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Thank you π I will
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Hugs!
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