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Home Wanderer

" 3. " I have been a stranger in a strange land. " Bible, Exodus 2:22"
Home Wanderer

Long dusty path
Long gone my home
Home miles behind
Home gone  alone
Alone I walk
Alone I seek
Seek new horizons
Seek much more
More joy and love
More happy times
Times not had
Times can't rewind 
Rewind to the past 
Rewind to make a change
Change past mistakes
Change all my wrongs
Wrongs done to me
Wrongs done to all
All those I loved
All them that care
Care about me
Care to wonder where
Where I am going
Where to lay my head
Head full of dreams
Head full of hope
Hope found in strange places
Hope in strange lands
Lands before unknown
Lands where I now am
Am I alone still
Am I a stranger
Stranger where I'm going
Stranger where I've been
Been searching, searching
Been striving, striving
Striving for more
Striving to belong
Belong and be loved
Belong and give love
Love another soul
Love myself enough
Enough of this
Enough is enough
Enough walking now
Enough ye wanderer
Wanderer no-more
Wanderer, a stranger
Stranger … 
No-more …

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Constance La France Date: 6/25/2024 7:12:00 AM Crystol, congratulations on your win in my contest, like your poem and the chosen quote, Constance Login to Reply Crystol Woods Date: 6/25/2024 8:07:00 AM Yay! I'm so glad. Thank you for a thoughtful, challenging contest! I learned a new form that I love. Xo

David Crandall Date: 6/9/2024 5:46:00 PM Nice job, Crystol, taking us along with you on your journey! I can relate to this too. Login to Reply Crystol Woods Date: 6/25/2024 8:05:00 AM Tysm David! Xo

Tom Woody Date: 5/30/2024 4:50:00 AM This is one of the best blitzes I've read, and it's your first one? Wow. The path to redemption lasts a lifetime. Stranger no mo Login to Reply Crystol Woods Date: 5/30/2024 6:50:00 AM Hey Tom! Missed you friend! What a compliment from a poet I admire so much. I'll be smiling for days!

Daniel Henry Rodgers Date: 5/28/2024 8:41:00 AM Dear Crystol, Your poem poignantly explores the search for belonging and love in unfamiliar places. The imagery of a long and dusty path, coupled with the longing for connection, is beautifully evocative. I love how your words capture the essence of the human journey of the universal desire for acceptance and understanding. A very heartfelt piece. - Blessings, My Friend, Daniel Login to Reply Crystol Woods Date: 5/28/2024 8:51:00 AM For some reason, this piece took so much from me! I feel as if I wrote this in hearts blood. Thank you for feeling that effort and connecting with the message. You're a gem Daniel! Xo

Jack Horne Date: 5/28/2024 6:31:00 AM love this unique & thoughtful write - have never seen this form before Login to Reply Crystol Woods Date: 5/28/2024 6:55:00 AM Tysm... my first try at this form... it was challenging but also seemed to write itself!