The Meadow
You were walking with your companion On the road from here to nowhere in particular Besides the road was a meadow Covered in the fresh green grass of spring With gently rolling hills Dandelions and butterflies The meadow called to you
Let’s take a walk on the meadow Just you and I With our bare feet We can feel the new life Feel the new growth Share the promise And become one with the meadow
So you and your companion were climbing In almost one bound Over the wooden fence Leaving the road behind Off with your shoes Off with your socks Just the two and the meadow
You began to run as if a child Feeling the symphonies The grass blades played on your feet Round and round closing your eyes You stretched out your arms You floated like a plane Over the meadow
Up and down and down and up you went Faster and faster Your heart pounding in your chest Soaring higher and higher There was no better joy Than two souls together Dancing in the meadow
But all at once you realized You were alone on the meadow You looked back whence you came And on the fence your companion was sitting Watching and waiting With a look of concern Afraid of the meadow
You looked around and all had changed Your feet were muddy The bottom of your pants were wet There were millions of insects crawling around Animal droppings could be found Gingerly you stepped As you left the meadow
You and your companion were back on the road Walking to nowhere in particular Looking behind you with a heavy heart You knew it to be true As certain as the sun Another day would come When the meadow would call you
©1999 Hugh Molotsi |
"The Meadow" was published in the August 2001 issue of the online magazine Yennek Monthly |