on the road again

i’m on the road again back to myself
to
on my own
the certain thrill that goes with that

eight am
the sun is shining
yellow on my skin
and I’m grateful for those shafts of light
and this new beginning
there’s magic there in every new beginning

i’m on the road again
me
and the thrill and the loneliness
me and my thoughts
me and cat stevens
me and bob dylan
me and gerry mulligan that is
we’re back on the road
and we smile at the world
and the world smiles back
as does the road
the sun
and isn’t life wonderful and amazing
and the beauty of the world stunning worth standing in awe
worth holding breath for a moment
and worth fighting for

life bewitching dazzling enigmatic stretched out in front of me
and behind lies the past of which
the road quickly takes me away
leaving it
fading and fragmentary

on the road again
i’m back
i’m losing and finding
myself and the meaning of colours and sounds
and everything
on the road
again

Oct 09/Feb 10