Another favourite. So this winter was mainly the last two lines of the poem except for the last two weeks of March when I flew, literally, to Spain to walk my third Camino with my son.
My various Caminos have helped me pursue my challenge of “no negatives.” I’m trying to erase negative thoughts, negative phrases and negative ideas from my life. Politics these days have made this almost impossible. However, I still hold onto the dream that this will all change and life will become a positive force again.
Although I love this poem, I think I have to change the imagery if I am going to remain positive. Let me offer:
Hold fast to dreams
For in them lie
The beating wings
That make us fly.
Hold fast to dreams
Never let them go They will take us to places We would never know.
This is why I don’t write poetry. I’ll think about this and see if I can come up with some much needed imagery.
OK, I know sparrows don’t fly very far. In fact they stay here all winter and suffer like the rest of us. Their dreams maybe just finding a crumb or two to keep them going. Sound familiar?