The path lies here but where
does it go beneath pine needle
carpets hiding soundless
footsteps silently from all
that lies below
The path that twists and turns
like random corkscrew chains
running away but still anchored
only springing back again
all goals eschewed
The path lies here but where
beneath a moonlit stream of
light bouncing off shadows
the trees spreading like giants
within the night
The path takes curves that
climb then swiftly drop into the
depths where it will always be
found where it continues its’
rest in ‘You’
© May 2011 Renee Espriu
reneejustturtleflight.com 
I have always heard it said, ‘take the path less traveled’, I think that we all have one, a path, and finding it is important only to the seeker. I believe once we are on the path of our own design that we find our bliss at long last.
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you are so right renee, and path always attracts me more strongly than magnet. these are the times i regret being a woman 😦
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Do not be sad, Trisha. You have strength in the words you post and always remember that those words are part of you.
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Beautiful! 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words.
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Such a beautiful poem and image. Love the “trees spreading like giants within the night”.
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Thank you Sherry! I am so enjoying your site when I visit there.
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Rene, thanks for visiting my blog. I’m astonished at how well you marry this image with your poem, especially the path, “beneath pine needle carpets.” There is a peace to this, and it conjures walks in the woods, just me and nature… and God. Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/precipice/
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Thank you for coming! I enjoyed seeing your site and will come back to see more. You do have a cutting edge talent.
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” … pine needle
carpets hiding soundless
footsteps …”
This reminds me of how much I loved walking in the woods of NC as a younger being … this brings me such inner peace and inspiration to lift my spirits and soar!
I also like:
“… the trees spreading like giants
within the night …”
If only I’d be able to stay near the forests – my perspective may have changed my path sooner! Thank you for sharing!!!
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I was born and raised in the suburbs of LA but have always been drawn to nature. Proximity may not be the answer but how you approach life that gives you the perspective you look for. I am glad you connect with the words here. As always you are kind in your comments.
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Was strolling through but this photo stopped me. It is gorgeous and carries such a strong emotive quality to it. Then you wrote the words that clearly echo what I saw and felt in the image. There is a certain reverence here in both image and word.
Each of us travel a distinct and individual path. Would that we could respect that reality as much as we respect the trees that sheild and shade us as we travel our silent footstep days. Wonderful write!
Elizabeth
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