Poetry Friday
The Path
When you have followed the map
which is not a map
and created the path with every
step
you will traverse the in-ferno,
meet the dragons and find them
tame.
You will bathe in
the pool of the past and empty it.
you will cross the desert and
fall in love
with life teeming there
and you will emerge where
the luminous world swoons at your
feet, seeking what only you
can give.
~Antoinette Voute Roeder ~
(Still Breathing, 2010)
What a fantastic poem! I loved it!
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‘You will bathe in the pool of the past and empty it…’ Gorgeous. ax
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Thought this poem would appeal to you too Angela 🙂
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LOVE this poem!
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What a lovely poem Marie!
Every advancement of the human race is because of someone’s pioneering thought or action.
I like the poem simply because it doesn’t talk about making the right choices. Instead, it encourages us to be brave enough to simply make a choice we are comfortable with, and if in doing so, we are made to walk a different path, in a road less travelled by, we could be fortunate enough to witness a new world, full of newer possibilities unfurl before our eyes.
I was once handed her book, “Weaving the Wind”, which appeared a bit too cumbersome at that point in time. I think I’m going to get that book back and start reading her work.
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Somnath sums up my thoughts on this poem very well. This poem speaks to me of bravery and courage and facing your fears. I love the lines:
You will traverse the in-ferno,
meet the dragons and find them
tame
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