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Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 12. Stripes
Stripes
The road before me stretches o'er the land,
unrolled across the hill and stubbled field;
a scar which seems unlikely to be healed
until the final trumpet is at hand.
See broken stripes unnumbered like the sand,
inexorably to tires must they yield,
though round the bend, still others lie concealed,
for every foot of journey have they spanned.
They regulate the ways in which we pass,
defining roads on which we may proceed.
Yet just suppose that I, as bold as brass,
could drive outside the lines, transgress their creed:
and choose a way with verges made of grass,
to follow winding trails that leave me freed?
Wednesday
We met one sunny Wednesday afternoon
while busy crowds flowed through the muraled halls,
their conversations bouncing off the walls,
unheeding of the hug which hung the moon.
Yet there we were, our spirits all in tune
prepared to walk the streets and chance the stalls,
for lunch and friendship clamored with their calls,
as time for cheerful visits ended soon.
You introduced me, made me as your friend,
and so into your world was made a part,
but to a special place did we attend,
t'was there a sure embrace could swell the heart
and suddenly our universes bend
to set us on an ocean without chart.
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