Today’s post rings poignantly.
Crossroads. I dislike navigating them, and I guess that so do you. They can be overwhelming because one simply doesn’t know which path is safest. I’ve recently arrived at one, and the feeling isn’t comfortable.
How do I know that I have come to a crossroads? Your circumstances change. There is a feeling of discomfort and uncertainty, and you know that you have to decide so that you can move forward.
I will move ahead. But how? I have found the need for reflection uncomfortable, though the prospect is. I have had to clarify my options, and evaluate them. Finally, I weighed them, and decided where, and how, to walk.
Enjoy these Senryus. They have the 575 Haiku format, but aren’t about nature….rather, they embrace life’s circumstances.
Roads meet in a cross
Direction so uncertain
Hazy the one to walk
Brief stop at the cross
Unclear, need to see the road
Forge paths ahead
Paths ahead appear’
Seen after long rain has cleared
The eyes locked on the road
Path bumpy, new laid
Legs ache with the walk
But clear skies in front.
Whic
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Michelle Liew
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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