May 2nd I wander to and fro

 

May 2nd   I wander to and fro

 

I wander to and fro,

From where to when,

To if and then,

I hesitate

And do nothing.

 

I resign and realign

And accept that it’s not yet time.

 

‘It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door

You step onto the road and if you don’t keep your feet

There’s no knowing where you might be swept off to’

 

Trouble is. I might just leave it too late.

If I try and book a perfect break

At a time that suits us both.

 

I fall over myself to be fair,

And care,

And that is right and is a promise made.

 

Rain may fall and wind may blow

And many miles be still to go

But under a tall tree I shall lie

And let the clouds go sailing by’

 

 

Adventure calls. Even at 70.

To roam and sit alone, cogitate.

At vistas new and fresh air too,

A chance to be lonely,

When it’s just me only.

Or to a stranger talk, and a new friend make…

 

I could list the places I want to go.

From rolling Welsh hills overlooking the sea.

To lakes and mountains valley.

To repeated anniversary climb.

Cottages for us all.

Or camping hiking along a wall.

 

 

‘Sweet is the sound of the pouring rain

And the stream that falls from hill to plain’

 

 

So, I must start.

Bit by bit.

Day away; even overnight…

And allow myself to dare,

And to excite

But not just yet…

Mmmm… Not quite…

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