Poetry list
the drive of your life
we’re off out of the
garage and drive
and into the world
around the dials
and instruments
dazzle and sparkle
as the journey begins
everything is new
we trust and leave
the route and routines
to others we know so
little and every moment
is exploration a lesson
in motion
things change as we find
our feet and
develop a voice to air
our views the vistas
and vignettes the
outer panorama and
inner mystery the
drive becomes more
organised and we
have to make stops
and worry about
maintenance and
management – even
breakdown –
to fit in with other
drivers and welcome
and care for passengers
the fun is scarcer
amidst duties and
expectations and the
constant question
where am I going
yet we speed on
with friends a
lover a family
for fuel and food
there is another
presence amidst
the gains and
losses of momentum
moment movement
and motivation –
meaning the
meaning that is
belonging befriending
and making a
promise of destination
beyond any map or
atlas the inner
world of mystery
and wonder is a
growing gift
eclipsing the
clouds and sunshine
of the passing scene
we’re moving but
in a different way
and along another
route the memories
passed unlock and
release a new
future where loss
is gain and all
motion stasis
is this drive for
real for the real
is no prospect only
a preview which
you and I can
never see or know
till the miles
and years fall
away fall fail
frighten yet
we’re held and
welcomed by
an end which
is a beginning
with no end
© Neil Thompson 2024