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 MAXWELL PARRISH “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” (1905)

UPON DISCOVERY’S PATH

This morning’s sun

gently knocks upon

the window of my day

as darkness fades

with the silent rains

that came with yesterday.

And as the sun

emerges once more

from behind

the fading clouds,

I am again

free to feel,

free to be,

looking beyond the unknown

and to finding out

what the sunlight brings

within these moments

of discovery I have

before the sun slipping quietly

out of view at day’s end.

I’ll listen once more,

discovering them anew,

to the sounds of the flowers

as they open their blossoms

to the sun’s rays

and to the butterflies

who dance among their petals;

to the birds and their sweet serenades.

And as I follow Discovery’s path

through day and into night,

my eyes open wide,

I travel to familiar places

and to those beyond where I know

as I search for the answers

I’ve always wanted to understand

about life and about love

and about all the things

I’ve always wanted to ask.

And one day, I’m sure,

before the journey’s done,

I’ll get to all the places

I’ve always wanted to go,

and see for myself

what’s on Discovery’s trail.

And I’m sure that at least

some of the questions

I have will be answered

until the next ones

pop into my head

and I’ll set out once more

on Discovery’s long path.

(c) barbara kausteklis 9-5-11

Written for CPC “Magic Monday/

The Magic of Discovery.”

http://www.friendburst.com/blog/59676/magic-discovery-w-jt-mary/