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Come and Gone

Once and never again 
Once and to the end
Come and gone...
When my feet traveled on
Down a newfound road 

Carrying me along
Hitching and hiking 
The busy highways 
Rushing and fast paced 
Straight and narrow 
With nothing to see
It was more about 
The destination then
And not the journey 

Those seem to be 
The longest roads, too
And the ones
I wanted to spend 
The least time on

It was the backroads
The winding, country roads 
That were far too short 
Where I lingered the longest 

And those roads were rough ones
With steep hills and tight curves 
Neither could you see around 
The abundance of nature 
Blocked your view 
But it gave you 
Something of beauty 
To look at on the way
So much so that you 
Didn't mind the journey 

Once and never again 
Once and to the end
Come and gone...
Changing like the seasons 
Moving on in time 
Leading to new decades 
Leading to new roads 
And once forgotten paths 
Not crossed in ages 
Come and gone...

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Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 4/13/2021 3:53:00 PM

Every road end sooner or later, but the memories are still tucked inside of us, enjoyed your poetry this evening dear Kelly, Hope all is well, sending you a hug : )

Kelly Deschler
Date: 7/11/2023 3:57:00 PM

Thank you, Rose ... All is well here, dear... Just trying to cope with these hot summer days ... Hope all is well where you are, too ... Sending hugs :)

Simon Ogabor

Date: 3/16/2021 5:27:00 AM

A beautiful piece of writing....Great!

Kelly Deschler
Date: 7/10/2023 4:25:00 PM

Thank you so much for reading :)

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

Date: 2/19/2021 1:08:00 AM

Wow awesome how you depict the roads you have taken and left behind, old and new, great muse topic. I enjoyed the imagery along the way and it took me back to roads i have taken. Kudos!! .......... - - - - - - _____ _ _ Plz do read and comment my newest poem too.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 7/1/2023 9:56:00 AM

Thank you for such a kind comment... I appreciate it :)

Quoth Theraven

Date: 2/7/2021 5:35:00 PM

Kelly, 'Come and Gone' says it well. Strayed on the path a time or two, this wagon. Still trying to hitch up to the stars. It's easy to get lost down the back roads of this poem. -Richard

Kelly Deschler
Date: 6/30/2023 9:58:00 AM

Thank you so very much for such a kind comment, Richard... I appreciate it :)