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So slowly ... I have traveled this way before ... Crept along this route with deliberate intention, Allowing myself the enjoyments that each next measure brings, Savoring the odyssey as if for the first time ... That mindset allowing me the discovery, around each bend, Of sensations new and inspiring ... Each twist and turn offering a new reveal - A perspective or feeling or taste - That my previous numberless journeys lacked. How many roads do we travel in life? Some over-and-over, in haste ... And those footsteps that are retraced, Are so often taken for granted ... The world bustling by our window without notice or regard. Yet each time I make THIS sojourn, It reveals something fresh and wondrous ... A tremor, a flavor, an aromatic scent, heavenly ... Feelings, sights, thoughts, even sounds, anew, That my previous courses missed. But, oh my, this adventure! Never shall I take a centimeter of this trek as a given, For it is the wandering that matters ... Oh, the destination holds wonders of its own, But this sublime adventure is never to be hurried, For it is made on a vista, divine ... A landscape of unequaled beauty and breadth, That unfolds before me in amazement and portent ... The sugary softness and voluptuous indulgence ... Inside ... your thigh. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Strand Choice 12 Any Form Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.