goin....home? by beachzz
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goin----home?
home
i used to know
what it was
and where
now i'm not
so sure anymore
this road i've travelled
has taken me down
so many different paths
with twists
and turns
detours obstacles
that confused
and confounded me
as i walked
in whatever
direction
that particular
moment led me
i looked around
and realized
i was never
truly lost or alone
there was always
an angel
a light
a spirit
of one kind
or another
to hold my hand
lead me
guide me
on my way
so today
as i travel those
last few miles
to what i know
open my door
and walk in
that house
that's been
home
for so very long
i don't know
how it will feel
it will be cold
and empty
echoing with
voices of the past
i'll warm it up
fill it with
my newfound
sense of
me
and then
i will know
that home is
really
truly
where
the heart
is
11/22/09
Comments (10)
You have put your concerns so well....I await the outcome.
Such a calm, easy cadence. I think you are ready. This is a joy to read. As much as I like to travel, me and my dog often sit...look around...and like little Jack Horner (who sat in a corner)...we say, how lucky we are to have a warm, snug house to call home. We always look forward, seldom backward. This is living free:)
Lovely writing Marilyn, Home indeed is where the heart is...
Wonderfully written, succinctly said, and it goes straight to the heart. I'm looking forward to hearing your report!
Home is where the heart is... I have heard that before... Wonderful words Marilyn... Hope the knew found you will always be happy - wherever the path may take you!
Beautiful work my friend
Home is the place where people love you...and well, you have those all over the world, including some crazy ones in Chicago, at least three of us. As always though, your writing is deceptively simple. It's straightforward, and makes you think it's as simple as it sounds, but then...boom...it starts stirring things up and making you think. Good writing always does that, and your writing does that. A LOT! I like to think of what Pavl says. "Your house is where you keep your clean underwear...home is where people loan you clean underwear because you're not at your house." Ah...Czech wisdom from the mouth of a babe...okay, a 30 year old, beer-drinking babe. I love this piece! I'm glad to read it. And you know...your writing really rocks.
Exactly!!! Home is where you and yours' make it!!!! Loved ones is what makes it home and draws you there. I am also drawn to Renderosity for all the great friends I have made here, the art got me here.. the people have kept me here. :)
I know where this comes from, and you did have a magical journey and it's still happening even as you rest in the blanket of silence of your home. Sometimes we just gotta get back to the place we started from, don't we...The poem captures the whole journey of unknowns and jostlings about, and the feeling that you've just been visited by guides & angels (angel originally meant "messenger") who were like beacons to your next adventure. And you captured wondering what it'd be like to return to your old home, while the last few lines touch it all with peace & grace. As always, your line-divisions (lineation) is just right for your feelings, including your signature one-word lines as you slow down to a revelation. And the three groupings—first, the confluence & dizzying of all that experience; second, the grace of discovering 'lights' along the way; and third, the journey home & its revelations—are just right for what you want to say. I resonate with this, and it's written in your usual beautiful fashion, and right to the heart of the matter. Marilyn, this is one time I can't even begin to catch up, but you know I'll share more personally. So forgive my taking my leave right now. I'll be uploading sporadically, so I'll have plenty of time in between, to return here, comment, etc. In the meantime, may the experiences of your journey go on & on. And enjoy the rich quiet of your old beloved home...
Ah, the searching for ones meaning and purpose. I know that journey. Very nicely conveyed.