Mind Traveler

Years have I been traveling The deep, dark, dreamy waters Unraveling the babbling Of prophets, fools, and martyrs Sailing my ship of questions Seeking wisdom and rhyme Assailing the keeps and bastions Of kingdoms lost in time Time is really irrelevant The beginning and ending of an age All the time in the cosmos to be spent As each era takes the stage Along the road-side hosts Every epoch gone down Ancient sign posts Ruined cities and towns Still haunted by ghosts Time and place bound Mile-markers point out empty spaces Nexus-diners; decaying retro-cops Battered bill-board faces Time-line truck and bus stops Where people and places Got on and got off A journey of the soul and mind Sojourning the width and breadth of time Seeking that which is and that which is not Peaking curiosity and mystery sought Songs sung of heroes, kings, and gods Wrongs done by villains, knaves, and clods Following my bliss into the depths of each age Allowing my spirit to be freed of its cage To soar over plains astral and eternal To pour over tomes in tombs of the mortal Seeking answers to life the universe and everything Only to find more questions in God’s machine The journey of mankind from womb to tomb Can be a grand flight, but never assume You’re here today, but tomorrow’s not sure Celebrate the day, for soon you’re not here anymore