Where Do We Go From Here? Poem by RIC BASTASA

after 70 years
of so much planning
nothing exciting
really happened in
his life,

he concludes everything
is wrong
because he is actively doing
everything
for him

he did not give fate a chance
to shape his own life


it is life that takes us
where to go

and life is a silent friend
it does not tell us
anything

we simply wait
for the surprises

a boat may arrive from a far horizon
and waits upon us at the nearby pier

we shall step inside its body
& it will take us
to a place
intended for our own good

a black bird my hover on the window sill of our house
and sings
and we who listen to the sweetness of its song
shall learn
about the most beautiful thing that can happen
out there
the next day shall be another adventure and fun

for we are life's children
and she is our loving mother

we simply have to open our eyes
alert our ears
and be sensitive to each and every sign
that life
everyday sends us

we simply must enhance the trust

and surely it will be good
and beautiful