Thursday, January 19, 2017
Even if You Have Trudged––poem by Dorothy
Even if You Have Trudged
It is never too late.
Even if you have trudged
through snow and ice
for a thousand miles
and still have not arrived.
Even if the map is lost
and the compass broken.
When the eagle who is
supposed to guide you
goes off on a tangent
of its own
and you know you are,
once again, deserted,
do not fall into
the pit of despair.
It will return,
brighter than ever.
There will be feather tokens
falling down.
Nothing is irredeemable.
Nothing is lost forever.
Be guided by the stars.
Let the moonlight
direct your steps.
There will be a path
that will open
in the forest.
The treasure which is yours
is waiting.
Dorothy Walters
"Some Kiss We Want: Poems Selected and New"
