TIME TO LOOK AROUND


I walk this road more slowly now
The dirt warm beneath my feet
The trees are greener
Full of life
The scent pine needles
Aspen reaching for the sky
Half of life already spent
Just to get here
To find some peace within
I share with others
What little I have
Some call me wise
Others say I am a fool
This I know
My questions today
Are better than yesterdays
Answers are few
And ever changing
I see the stars above
A rose blossom in the morning light
I listen to the stories
Of friends and those who pass by
Mostly I just walk this road
Wondering each day where it will lead
Always asking why
So many times why
The answers aren't enough
I look inside again
I want peace for all those traveling with me
But they have to find it for themselves
I can guide and advise
Look to the west or south
But the only answers any of us can hold
Are within
Touch a child with a smile
Hold a hand with love
Too many questions
The Universe unexplained
Still there is half of life left
All is not lost
I walk this road more slowly now
There is time to look around


Michael V Hechtman