BEYOND TRAILS

I oft venture where there is no trail
along steep hill sides and rugged ridges
on old legs that are far from hale
I ford lone streams that have no bridges.

Most times I find myself alone,
the mass of mankind far away,
as I travel through these lands unknown
by those with faces pale and grey.

By traveling where the paths are rare
I've sometimes tripped and even fell
snagged by the vines and stump holes there
while walking beyond the peaceful dell.

So should you choose to walk with me
through this wild uncharted land
the cost of trail breaking is not free,
but the return is often grand.

About This Poem

Style/Type: Structured: Western

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Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: South Carolina, United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Frost, Burns, Longfellow, Poe, and Johnson. I guess you've noticed these are all past masters. Other than folks on site I don't read any contemporary poets .

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Comments

Roscoe Lane

14 years 4 months ago

Stan,

Stan i think i'd love to walk with you and converse, i can imagine from your poems the walks you take and it sounds idealic, and free at the point of usage. Your poem' s as always makes great reading, i'm no expert on publishing but surely there's a niche for your poems. A travel magazine perhaps, even locally where you walk? just a thought. Regards Roscoe...

scribbler

14 years 4 months ago

hi Roscoe

Too bad our feet can't carry us through the net to visit one another in person lol. i fear the niche for my poems may be in the past. Thank you for the kind words................stan

scribbler

14 years 4 months ago

shirley

I have written a few other poems comparing life to a trail or path. Perhaps you are recalling one of them. Better to doubt your own sanity than to be sure of insanity lol............stan

loved

14 years 4 months ago

When should we come

to congratulate you
and enjoy a prepaid
WINE PARTY

I WAS IN BOSTON THE OTHER DAY

just hoping u'd come my way

but the USA is no village
they say
as is where I do stay.

scribbler

14 years 4 months ago

hi loved

while in Boston I think you were still closer to your home than mine lol. Yes the few inches on a map fool us into thinking 1000 miles is nothing...................stan