I wrote this shortly after coming home from work. The quiet in the house inspired me, in some small way.
Devoted to Carey Sue
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"Where You Go"
Tread the roads that lead you on,
Ever forward, ever yon.
Where you go I cannot go,
But here I’ll stay whilst you roam.
Once in times forgot but sweet
We took these paths beneath our feet,
And laughing gay and merry much
We danced on petals of flowers such
As men of mortal ‘%%brance know
Must cease to bloom when winter shows.
Now that winter falls at last,
Taking spring’s grand green repast.
I linger in this cold decay,
Beneath the trudge of seasons’ play.
And thoughtful of the times bygone
When you and I would often fawn
In love and sweetness infinite
Before our roads divided split.
And now alone I wander on
Beneath this chilly winter’s sun
But you my darling Carey Sue,
You know this truth is not so true:
Where green is now ‘twill always be
In lands unknown to my misery.
I pray forgiveness you now can show
For where you go I cannot go.
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