Wanderer's Journey

All of us are on a journey and the answers are unspoken" 

                                            Quote by _Constance La France 

 

 As long as he could remember he wanted to travel the world. As a kid, he dreamed of visiting faraway lands. Now his eyes are sunken in and many lines thin and deep live on his oval-shaped face. As he goes from place to place and pillar to post, faint tracks are left on the gravel dirt road. He could feel strong winds at the bottom of his feet as cool air brushed up against them. 

 This journey called life has taken him to places that he never thought it would. He barely has enough food in his bucket and the only clothes are the ones on his back. Hacking from the phlegm in his lungs he still calls himself blessed because his chest still rises and falls. Underneath the bridge may not be much to some, but he’s content living in his little tent. Although tomorrow is uncertain, he will journey on, even though where the path leads is unclear.
 

 * Quote 3
 05/15/2023
Contest: A Quotes
Sponsor: Constance La France

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 5/21/2023 11:22:00 PM
"Although tomorrow is uncertain, he will journey on, even though where the path leads is unclear" - Very beautiful work. Congratulations!
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Date: 5/21/2023 8:05:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in the Contest...Alexis The journey is well described here. The question will be ... about tomorrow. Hard way ....with good End. It is part of Life.
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Date: 5/21/2023 12:25:00 AM
Alexis, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful poem with us in my Writing Challenge congratulations !
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Date: 5/19/2023 8:34:00 AM
I am thinking of finding a bear den during the spring and summer while they are out of it, come back out every so often to see if anything is getting better: ) love your poem, in being content ,not worrying about tomorrow for today has enough worries of its own, being in the presence of God enjoying life God has given
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Date: 5/17/2023 2:25:00 PM
thank you for this sad but still positive spot light on the ever growing homeless population world wide. He's an interesting and content man who considers him self blessed in such dire circumstances. Good luck on the contest.
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Date: 5/16/2023 7:05:00 PM
You paint an intriguing picture here, Alexis. This fellow certainly beats the 'street urchins and waifs' of our time!
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Date: 5/16/2023 12:49:00 PM
Very good job with the theme. Very different from how I interpreted it myself!
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Date: 5/16/2023 11:52:00 AM
Great imagery in this poem, Alexis. Best for a win.
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Date: 5/16/2023 10:50:00 AM
As read your poem--it brought forth portrait of his life in splendidly descriptive words, Alexis. Your ending line sums up the essence of his being. Excellent write.
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Date: 5/16/2023 8:38:00 AM
I am deeply touched and inspired too with this man's stoic life ! There are many such people who live content with what little they have .Indeed a moving story! All the best dear Alexis.
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Date: 5/16/2023 8:35:00 AM
Reads like a good contender for the contest to me. Way to go. I think a good choice of quotes and topics. We never know where life will take us. Thank you for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara
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Date: 5/16/2023 8:02:00 AM
A sad introspective beauty about that man under the bridge, Alexis:) good one:)
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Date: 5/16/2023 7:20:00 AM
Alexis your writing is very poignant. The tone you set with everything you said was dark and excellently achieved. My very best wishes for the contest.
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Date: 5/16/2023 4:30:00 AM
What calls to us that leads us on a journey is quite different for each one of us. You make it clear that we may not understand the journey others take, sometimes maybe not even our own, but we take it anyway. Well wishes for your entry, Alexis.
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