Footprints
Footprints
The snow is falling fast now
Thick flakes
Almost like you are alone in the world
Just your heartbeat
In time with wind flowing through the trees
Birds flit from berry bushes
To nests tucked in the safety of evergreen branches
Follow your father's huge boot tracks
Snow pants forgotten in your haste to get outside
Feel the cold on your cheeks
You're growing old now
Almost an adult
But in these quiet moments
Only the breeze and the soft hush of freshly fallen snow
You are at peace
The Voice
March 2024
The True Answer to this Never-ending Question
Nobody can accept this answer absolutely nobodyno matter how many times I tell them.They will argue thatthey knowthey understandwhy we were placed so carefully where we are ...
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