I learn by going where I have to go.
The wind directs my pace, the sun’s my coat.
Tomorrow I may stay but now not so.
Beyond the hills my eyes discern a glow.
Upon the sea there lies an anchored boat.
I learn by going where I have to go.
Loud voices jam the wind, yet still it blows.
I read to calm myself these words I wrote:
“Tomorrow I may stay but now not so.”
It seems so safe to follow what we know.
But here’s a bridge, yes, walk across the moat!
There is a world beyond and I must go.
My life is like a wave, all flux and flow.
Set free the tethered boat, just let it float.
I learn by going where I have to go.
Tomorrow I may stay but now not so.
BARB'S PEN 