In Praise of Footpaths
IN PRAISE OF FOOTPATHS
Across the land a web of footpaths weave
The veins that nourished nation’s interaction
Cross chalk down ridge, vale, sylvan lane, conceived
By feet of ancient Britons, Celt and Saxon
A parallel web of thought now spreads world wide
Where words not footsteps trace a myriad tracks
Each traversed packet bears the key to decide
It’s destination; choice already packed
No more need, in flesh, to bear our information
And impart it face to face in personal meeting
While a person from Porlock mayn’t disturb a poet’s gestation
Nor may they both perceive delight in greeting
When we go the old ways we can choose the goal of our heading
We might also determine the path on which we are treading
Copyright © Geoffrey Brewer | Year Posted 2018
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