Looking Back

I have travelled here before a time

Strange feeling of deja vu

Long ago I was in my prime

As I walk over some fresh dew


New leaves have fallen here since

To cover trails tread, worn a tad

Footprints made by travellers hence

Washed evened time had


The stone bench in corner lay

 Weathered and appeared beat

And travellers often gone astray

Rested weary legs on its seat


The hidden paths and little creeks

Holding ground in changing fates

Providing relief when thirst seeks

And short cuts for long waits


For the harsh winds if it weren’t

Would not have my skin weathered

And acres green now lay burnt

Where once my lost thoughts I had gathered


People some that had passed me by

When gazing eyes had laid

A stare to watch time fly

Now resting in stone's shade


So long, the path seemed straight

Lost seldom in glitter and sparkle

Wonder if effort worth, I debate

Round world got me in its circle