This Sierra Heart Poem by James Darwin Smith II

This Sierra heart
Felt many miles of travel
Some full, Most empty
Searing through the dry heat
Of a desert mourning



Tears dry, Eyes on fire
So much pain
Yet, all for the strength
Making the future
Fulfill with great promise



Walking onto the prospects of life
Prophecies flowing gracefully
No longer within a trivial strife
As this structural feeling inside
Grows self-benign within



Graced accustom to the heat
Flowing with the scorch of it all


Sweating sweet release
Searching for self-wherewithal



There are so many miles to go
In this jagged ridge of heat seeking woe
Yet, I keep fighting on strong
Giving everything and anything
Just for the sacrifice of it all


No sadness here
Though it comes and goes
Just determination
To reach peaks that I have never reached before



This Sierra heart
Will someday find a valley of grace
A place of great acceptance
Where everything will be unconditional
At least that is what my faith says, peacefully



I will spend many of days wondering
In the desert of nomadic dreams
As long as I see a destination in the horizon
No matter the distance apart
Amongst the furthest of reach



I am just a wanderer
Dreamer of many fantasies
Am I even worth searching for?
Never mind, I shall for now do this on my own



No shame with me
I am always willing to roam



This Sierra heart always looking for refuge
No matter where it shall go



Have dreams grown to be too old? Perhaps No
There is so much more to be foretold



Eternal in the quest I strive to complete this form
As the future shall smile gallantly with the sun
This Sierra heart it will never be alone!
As long as it is within the support of this enduring soul



Now, where do I go from here?
I suppose it is best to never know!



As long as this sierra heart beats
These dreams will always continue to grow



In the heat of every moment I will always strive for more!



This Sierra heart will never miss a beat
It will always be on the run


Why be stuck in the now?
When the future has so much more to offer
So much proof will be found amongst fiery grounds
As I finally find myself as a whole



This Sierra heart, now where do I go from here?


Map me, and I will never let go!


This Sierra Heart, I am always here to roam! Abroad, Abode!
Where I shall feel loved the most!
Below the clear skies
Woven in the art of wanting so much more!


No matter what I will always search
I will never give in or let go


This Sierra heart, Now Where do I go from here? My true love