Infinite Road

This poem is inspired from viewing one of the posts from Alex Markovich Art. His Watercolor Sketch 43 stopped me in my writing tracks. Check out his site for further watercolor sketches, Russian postcards, and much more. There are plenty of incredible images.

person wearing white shirt walking on dirt road

Photo by Wendy Wei on Pexels.com

Walking this lonely road

Losing count of each step

Packing life’s hefty load

Careful not to misstep

Miles of infinite road

Where will it finally end?

Life scanned, like some bar code

What lies around the bend?

Few answers on this road

Walking day after day

Needing life to reload

Feeling like nature’s prey

Danger lurks on this road

Always staying alert

Life delayed in safe mode

Old, worn boots kicking dirt

Life resembles this road

Challenges come and go

Heavy, infinite load

Never walking too slow

alone autumn mood forest cold countryside

Photo by Gabriela Palai on Pexels.com

15 thoughts on “Infinite Road”

mycreatorscreation on May 6, 2020 at 10:50 am said:

Beautiful images by Alex, and your words certainly capture the mood in the images Richard.

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- bigskybuckeye on May 10, 2020 at 7:09 pm said:
  
  Leola, I appreciate your kind words. Images are an effective way to find a theme for a poem or a story.
  
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  - mycreatorscreation on May 11, 2020 at 9:18 pm said:
    
    That is so true.
    
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Bonnie Hawkins on May 6, 2020 at 2:01 pm said:

Very good.

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- Bonnie Hawkins on May 11, 2020 at 7:42 pm said:
  
  I could tell.
  
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Child Of God on May 6, 2020 at 2:06 pm said:

What a wonderful poem! Must reblog and pt a sticky for a day, thank you, my friend.

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Child Of God on May 6, 2020 at 2:07 pm said:

Reblogged this on From The Darkness Into The Light.

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Suzette Benjamin on May 6, 2020 at 4:11 pm said:

Awesome poetry. Beautiful line “life delayed in safe mode” Lovely.

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cheriewhite on May 6, 2020 at 5:19 pm said:

Alex’s pictures and your words are a perfect match!

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- cheriewhite on May 10, 2020 at 8:26 pm said:
  
  You’re welcome, Buckeye! Hope you’re doing well! God’s peace to you as well! 😃
  
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Susan Canganelli on May 6, 2020 at 8:18 pm said:

This poem brings to my mind a passage from the Bible.
Matthew 11:28-29 King James Version (KJV)
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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Jim Borden on May 7, 2020 at 9:08 am said:

your words perfectly match the photos – well done, Richard!

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- Jim Borden on May 10, 2020 at 9:14 pm said:
  
  that makes it even more impressive!
  
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teaching teens about money on May 8, 2020 at 6:27 am said:

The picture you have choosed matches exactly with your words and the feeling described in the poem. Great efforts, keep posting more such amazing stuff.

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- bigskybuckeye on May 9, 2020 at 4:32 pm said:
  
  I appreciate you reading and sharing these kind words. My writing journey has been an amazing time of personal growth. God’s peace!
  
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