But also, I consider the importance
of following, as today
when Brooke guided me
through dense plots of homes,
past tall dead trees
where red-tailed hawks
like to land, then down
through the shrubs
on the thin dirt path
to where we crossed the creek
on three rough stones
only to climb into a park
of manicured grass,
and I was aware of how good it is
to be led by someone I trust,
to see paths I would never
have found, to wander in fields
full of someone else’s stories.
How grateful I am
for all who have led me
through the fields of their hearts,
beneath the branches of their losses,
into the alleys of their wonder.
How grateful I am for the times
the journey was made possible
because someone extended their hand
and led me toward exactly what
I could not have known
I longed to move toward.
for Brooke McNamara
Oh, such a keeper, this poem… especially the lines:
“How grateful I am
for all who have led me
through the fields of their hearts,
beneath the branches of their losses,
into the alleys of their wonder.”
Yes, indeed! Thank you, Rosemerry!
such a great gift to be led! Thank you for honoring these lines as I think of all the people who have saved me, inspired me, led me …
THANK YOU … for continuing to extend your hand through your words !!!
❤️❤️❤️ thank you, Mary, yes, that is what it feels like, for me with other poets I read, how I feel their hands reaching toward me … and how I long to do the same … thank you for taking my hand!!!
YES,yes ‘how grateful I am for all those that have led me through the fields of their hearts…. that’s you beloved poet and your poetry!
Thank You
j
ooooh, dear Joanne, thank you. thank you for wandering with me through the fields of the heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The thought I have chosen to focus on today is a quote from John Barrymore, “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”
Your poem communicates the very same energy for me! <3<3<3
that is a great quote! And so so so true!
Among many other phrases, “alleys of their wonder” lands very well with me.
happy to wander with you there!