Road
So now that I’m free, I am my master, owner, friend,
I'll enter upon road of joy, adventures and surprise,
I'll say to life: "You've won, I'm loser, I am what I am,
In search for truth all that I saw proved nothing but mirage."
We sink and swim, but, what is more, we live with zest,
Of this I know, oh road, should I just chose and dared,
And always kept my own, and never craved for less,
The long and tiring road would then seem short to fare.
I'll carry on this crooked road not much, but former load,
The burden of all men and women that I’ve known,
And charged with load like this I still am free to go,
"I'm filled with them, and I will fill them in return."
Oh road that takes me far from home, you - open road,
I'm full of joy and promises you give, you're what I chose.
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Posted: Feb 2011
About this poem:
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s “From Song of the Open Road”
Comments (8)
A really well written philosophical narrative. I enjoyed the read.
Best wishes
Bill
I wish such freedom for all marikia. (oops thats just how I read this)
All the best to my fellow poets!
Thank you very much, dear poet, for finding this poem interesting!
All the best!
...I am my master, owner, friend,
I'll enter upon road of joy, adventures and surprise,
I am happy to have crossed paths with you on your journey! Thanks for sharing this and your other poems and translations along the way.
All the best!