Amazed

poem in rhyming quatrains i ambic tetrameter

 

 

 

Amazed.

 

I wandered in an ancient maze.

Close clipped hedges on either side

 and as I walked its narrow ways.

I had no choice but to decide.

 

To choose the left or choose the right.

Which turning that I ought to take.

The dense Yew hedges curbed my sight.

I was confused, make no mistake.

 

The maze became a metaphor

 for all the problems I must face.

Each is a case of either or.

I ponder as I slowly pace

 

 along the tree lined corridors.

I feel my tensions disappear

 and clearly see my future course.

The quietness I have found here.

 

Was truly worth the entrance fee.

My hour of silent solitude

has left my mind now trouble free.

 Completely changed my attitude.

 

I will no longer strive to show

 I am the leader of the pack l

The maze has taught me take it slow

 before I earn a heart attack.

 

17-Sep-08

 

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Reviews

[Lena M. P.]

Too cute and too truthful. Great comparison of the decisions of life. Creative and well written.