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East
West
North
And South
Stare back at me
Standing at the Crossroads
I am lost today
Day invites dusk
As the birds chirp homewards
In silken ocean.
I count my fears
The darkened abyss
In search of a guide.
And here comes my messiah
A pack of ducks
Paddling across my dream
One, two, three
And Four
Silently quacking
Smiling, giggling
Yellow wings
Folded authoritatively
Command me to follow
I obey
And reach
My silvery nest.
This Poem is shared with Carry On Tuesday.
That pack of ducks showing us the way when we're lost...what a beautiful metaphor for life.
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith :-)
DeleteThis brought a big smile to my face as right now there are scores of ducks around our place. But yes, it's the metaphoric nature of the poem that made it come alive.
ReplyDeleteThank You Victoria :-)
DeleteI too like the pack of ducks leading to the silvery nest ~ Good one ~
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace :-)
Deleteah, wonderful poem... 'and here comes my messiah...a pack of ducks...paddling across my dream...' that very lines is quite inspiring... greatly thought and written... smiles...
ReplyDelete"I count my fears
ReplyDeleteThe darkened abyss
In search of a guide."
Wonderful!
Thanks Momina :-)
DeleteLove the image of the pack of ducks. It made me smile.
ReplyDeleteThank You Mary :-)
Deleteha...on the abyss...and a pack of ducks waddles by....saving the day maybe....smiles....def liked that....
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian :-)
Deletebeautiful one
ReplyDeleteI've stood at a crossroads more than once, and I've never had this delightful experience!
ReplyDeletePerhaps you can try again :-)
Deletethat is such a peaceful image, reminds me of childhood days at the duck pond, a duckling running from the big ugly geese, seeking shelter & guidance from momma duck
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the story Tara :-)
DeleteAwesome words
ReplyDeleteThat's certainly btfl buddy...:)
ReplyDeleteNice write up. I guess your pic is taken while playing guitar, right?
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You guess it right Shreya :-)
DeletePack of ducks as messiah. Gotta love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara :-)
Deletequite a cheerful, optimistic poem :)
ReplyDeletesuch guides make one feel want to get lost... ducks paddling across in the dream is such a nice imagination GS:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Reshma :-)
DeleteSuch beautiful words to convey deeper meanings, Green Speck. I really loved this one! We all stand at the crossroads often in our lives, blessed are those that are shown the right way to go!
ReplyDeleteThank You Josie :-)
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