Beyond the Boardwalk

Beyond the Boardwalk

Narrow slats of wood, ticking time
step by step, gap by gap
follow the rhythm, and the rhyme.

Inside the lines, its safer here
follow the rest, stay on the map
eyes straight ahead, the path is clear.

As if on rails, locked to this course
has free will abandoned me?
maybe it's time to revisit the source.

Beyond the boardwalk, now I will tread
free of betrayal, beguised as friends
along my own path I will travel instead.

Stoic
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Dietrich Avatar
August 12, 2012 at 11:12 AM
I like this idea, beyond the boardwalk! Why did you call it a triolet? It's a very nice rhyming poem!
Allen Avatar
August 16, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Thank you Andrea, you are right, I think I will change it to rhyming rather than triolet. -Stephen
Andresen Avatar
August 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Very,very good Triolet poem - Always a pleasure to read your poem Stephen. - Have a lovely Sunday. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
Allen Avatar
August 16, 2012 at 10:54 PM
Thank you Anne-Lise, Always such a pleasure to read your comments. - Stephen
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