Homeward Bound

It’s a long long night on the road to somewhere

Destinations are not fixed in stone

Sometimes the dawn brings detours and other times a dare

But the journey wasn’t meant to be travelled alone

There are shadows up around the bend

And the twilight can obscure its end

As we traverse on a questionable quest

There are vistas beyond what we can see

Adventures on this trajectory

Where a wandering heart is startled as it’s blessed

And soon you’ll be homeward bound to take your rest

Every  tenacious  pilgrim who perseveres thru pain

And finds joy in the journey as they roam

Will come to realize that all their loss can become gain

When the winding path turns him back toward home

Though droughts within your spirit you may navigate

And storms and floods of fantasy  you contemplate

Here where trials and rejoicing interplay

There a flame and fire your path will light

As you walk by faith and not by sight

When by grace from your self-made plans you stray

You are homeward bound upon the living way.

December 31, 2021

Anthony Foster