Walking The Same Path As You

Always wondered if we were,

Heading off in the same direction,

Are we hand in hand,

Or am I alone, in rejection ?

Need to find a way out,

But haven’t got a map for inspection.

Though the route may seem difficult and narrow,

Our load seems much lighter, though my boots become tighter.

Whenever we hear the birdsong of a sparrow,

If you set off, I will follow …

Where will we end up, tomorrow ?

Do you know where you are heading ?

Or as you just as lost on the way to Reading ?

 

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Walking on the same path as you,

Sometimes steep, sometimes flat.

Walking the same path as you,

Sometimes jogging and racing, too.

On the path, I much prefer it when we chat,

I guess that life’s a bit like that …

Just like a cobweb, that weaves in and out,

Sometimes life takes us the wrong way round a roundabout.

 

Our paths cross, every now and then,

Don’t see you for a while,

Then we meet up again.

Walking the same path as you, I’m a little in your shadow,

Though the Sun still shines through, the sky remains blue.

Really, want to be by your side, and sit a while,

Not be travelling down the wrong road, for a mile.

The road is winding and sometimes stoney,

Often, whilst traversing, I feel a little lonely.

 

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But, thankfully, you come to guide me, show me the way,

We stop for a drink, and then soon we’re away.

Walking on the same path as you,

Is really quite a privilege, when we share a laugh or two.

Sometimes, I feel in rather a muddle,

If there’s a rain shower, I step in a puddle,

But walking on the same path as you, can hardly feel the rain at all,

In the distance, there’s a rainbow, and snowdrops by the side, white and

small.

Step after step, we headed up and downhill,

Our feet, needless to say, become sore,

But I can hardly tell, when I’m with you.

Though, I sometimes need to rest,

I’m quickly back on the same road as you, heading West.

© Jacqueline Richards 2008