The Journey...Illustrated

Author: Janis Zroback
Word Count: 496
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The Journey...Illustrated

The River (Link)

The Journey continues…no one told us that we would find such peace along the road…here the water barely sighs as it meets the shore…a good place to rest tonight....

There’s a crystal-arrowed riffle at the turning of the river,
There’s a waterfall where nature teachers school,
There’s a bank of swaying alder with each budding twig aquiver,
And there’s magic in the murmur of the pool!
Can’t you see the cold, blue water as it eddies, sparkles, flashes
In the willow-shadowed reaches of the stream,
And the ever-widening ripples where the trout, in falling, splashes
As the osprey drops his quarry with a scream.

Night (Link)

The road felt long today, but now we’re almost there…the night feels friendly as we walk together….speaking in whispers, so as not to frighten the stars....

Moonlight gently cascading down,
Leaves glowing under its touch,
Softly swaying in the night.
Trees stand as silent guardians
Watching over sleeping animals.
Moths flutter about in search of radiance
As fireflies perform an illuminating dance.
Grass quietly rustles as
The warm breeze caresses it.
The earth sleeps under a blanket of darkness.

Sunset (Link)...Made it to the Home Page…

It’s getting too dark to linger now, and storm clouds are massing over the last fiery embers as the sun sinks into the horizon….no more time if we’re to meet near the heath before dark…wings of warning overhead tell me hurry….hurry....

The timbre of my voice calls out to you
Like the low comforts of distant thunder
Urging preparations for a coming storm—
But resolving into a gentle cleansing rain
All is silent, but the whispered breaths
That only you can hear—
I am ever, always—near.

Is it Shangri La? (Link to Page)

The travellors have stopped at what seems to be an earthly paradise…but is it?

Waiting for that paradise is all we can do
Hoping for a utopia
...A temporary escape
Blissful beauty
Peace and tranquility
...A temporary escape
Searching for that far away haven
Our secluded hideaway
The heaven on Earth
...A temporary escape
Because happiness is just a word
An empty feeling
...A temporary escape
So why not drown ourselves in a blissful haven?
Hide from the obcenities of the world
Find…A temporary escape
That person…
Whom can be your imaginary paradise?
Who is your Shangri La?

The Journey will continue.

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