No road is straight and no hill is too steep We walk a crooked mile every day and climb obstacles only to be pushed back down We stumble and trip, fall and rise The fabric of our lives becomes worn and threadbare We patch and repair making sure it stays strong and sometimes even replace it in order to start again in a new place and a new time The arduous journey is never lost or forgotten It is who we are and we are destined to follow a path forward Sometimes we take a wrong turn and feel hopeless but along the way we take the silver threads from our clouds and weave them into the tapestry of our lives Their light a gleaming reminder of how far we have come
Shake the fading feelings from Hands still refusing to let go Forever remember lingering kisses Cancel urges that no longer serve All the while staying strong Our only mistake was the taking of Vows made in haste
Laura us hosting D’Verse Poets tonight. She has prompted us as follows:
Choose ONE of the lines below and write a stanza(s) taking each word as the start of each successive line i.e. the first word begins the first line, the second begins the second and so on. Basically, we are taking the horizontal line and making it vertical- its vaguely acrostic and I’m not sure if this form has a given name.
Since there’s no help, come let us kiss and part Shake hands for ever, cancel all our vows By freezing passion at its blossoming I guard her beauty clean from rust Quail from your downward darting kiss
