Saint Ananda
There is hope only
half way up the rise
Wickedly rugged at times
faith in the eventuality of smooth
Other paths unchosen seem to veer
in undesirable directions
from this vantagepoint
Cresting the peak
nearly
almost
Hopeful
Smug
for my chosen path has led to
betterment than the divergent
alternatives
Thorny brush to the left
Craggy drop off to the east
There is hope only
until the top is crested
Red breasted
robin cries
nearly in flight
There is hope only
until I can see
from the top
how the wayward
of all paths forsaken
Meet my feet
Crestfallen
humbled
all that diverge
Remerge
Destined unity.
Saint Ananda is an American Expat residing in Norwich with the love of her life. She wrote her first poem at age 6 and has degrees from California in Science and Language Arts. She is a globetrotting, hippie-hearted, Reiki Master, and Eagle Knight warrior whose life ambition is to awaken others to the poetry of their forsaken wild spirit. Saint is now an impassioned actor and writer for the critically acclaimed Total Ensemble Theatre Company that opened the Norfolk and Norwich Festival in 2017.
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