Visual Journey Poem by Louis Cecile

Visual Journey

Rating: 5.0


Seeking space and time, thoughts to awaken my mind
Time to walk in my wake, insight for the journey
Fate to spark, reveal what lies beneath the bark
Distracted by the roots of a tree

Show me your meaning
Am I dreaming?
A hillside descending down
I continue on foot, I take a look

From the branch of the tree, second sight
A leaf takes flight, caught in the wind

It moves to the right, spinning in circular motion
Free as waves in the ocean, rhythmic and illicit as an accordion
Terminal velocity brings the leaf lower, inhuman it raises in updraft
Predestined, unknown is its path

The sun lows, where now for it to go
Constant revolution, a dance in the sky
Like a bee, I wonder how it flies
Its journey free willed or has it let loose its free will?

Does it lead or is it led?
Winding low, it spirals lower
Lost for power, the end of its hour
Returned to the earth, laid to rest

I confess, this has a meaning to be seen
I pause, my journey is done, lowered is the sun
Am I dreaming?
Random steps walk over the brittle leaf, no utterance of speech

Visual intake for my walk in wake
Time for the direction of fate
A gust of wind let it begin
Reanimation sends it to the left
I pause again and inhale a deep breath

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dave Walker 15 October 2011

Really love this. Love the line, time to walk in my wake. Really fantastic write.

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Elaine Sept 16 March 2015

I really enjoyed this poem. Reanimation is brilliant! You took me on your journey!

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Ramesh Rai 15 October 2013

loved the line, 'time to walk in wake'

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Rekha Mandagere 23 May 2012

Beautiful journey. It is really refreshing the minds of the readers. Great desription and lovely imagination :)

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Romeo Della Valle 23 October 2011

Amazing! Beautiful write with great imagery and fine texture embedded on it! I really love it! 10+++ I can clearly identify with this thought provoking writhe for I felt like that when I wrote the recent posted poem titled: A Dare Mind Escape, which I hope you can read and enjoy whenever time permits! Love and Peace for always! Romeo from New York City! ...

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Vipins Puthooran 18 October 2011

Beautiful lines and I like the imageries.. Woven nicely...

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