To Cross A Bridge?

orchidee



Woof, Woof! Fido says 'Walkies'

Yes I know Fido, let's go

It's a pleasant day for it

 

"But will you (says Fido, a talking dog!)

Be able to cross that bridge when you get to it?

Or will fear grip you, and you have to turn back

Yet again?"

You know 'The White Bridge'

Only a couple of railings

No wire-mesh or anything 

But only a small bridge

 

"You know it", says Fido

You used to cross it years ago

You know that day you asked for help

A couple said 'But you might not be able

To get back again, when we're gone on our way'

Then you'll have a huge detour to make

 

Whether I curse or bless that bridge

Woof! Says Fido

When we get to that bridge

Let's cross it - as they say in life too

Well, I see people crossing it

Not even holding to the railings

Even other Fidos cross it with ease

 

A small bridge, but quite arched

Arghh, will I fall in the river?

Oh no, I feel dizzy now!

But I did conquer it years ago

Crossed it to get to see the Lock nearby

 

Woof! Says Fido

"It's also called Milkmaid's Bridge

As there is a Mill nearby

Milkmaids crossed it in years of old

Milking thee cows in fields over the bridge

Then returning to the Mill"

 

Let's have a  try, Fido

I know you can cross it with ease.....

It's not as though we're crossing 

Any of the bridges in the clip!

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 30th, 2019 02:57
  • Comment from author about the poem: A short tale for today - true story.
  • Category: Short story
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  • Poetic Dan

    Thanks for the video, fantastic write! Well done to you for seeing the other side 😉
    And of course fido!

    • orchidee

      Thanks Dan.

    • Michael Edwards

      Great fun - good job Colapsi Berles wasn't around.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Michael. Oh dear, I didn't cross that bridge today! Bram Berles attacked me again.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Michael. Oh dear, I didn't cross that bridge today! Bram Berles attacked me again.

        • Neville

          I really enjoyed this poetic post orchidee... a little fear, if left unchecked can go a long way... confronting a specific fear provoking situation, circumstance or event and staying with it until anxiety subsides is a n effective way of overcoming such fears.. we call it flooding.... N

          • orchidee

            Thanks Neville. I was afraid of another sort of flooding too - falling in the river. As you see, I never crossed that bridge when I came to it. Doh! I wouldn't have fell in, but the bridge seemed so high, an no much wire-netting to it, etc. I got over it in, up to my teenage days. Same as living 14 floors up in a flat. Would hate it these days. Not the height, but the trapped feeling.

            • Neville

              not uncommon tho am sure you know others with similar dislikes or fears... I was once frightened silly when climbing down from the top of Sigiria in Sri Lanka with my wife and kids.. check it out on Google

              • orchidee

                I got up the steps of the bridge, after thinking two dogs were about to chase me off - but they went swimming! Then I turned back, and did not cross the water.

                • Neville

                  you sure they weren't ducks, or fish or summat..

                  • orchidee

                    Nope lol. I thought they were guard-dogs from a distance, as I tried going down a semi-private lane - two collies, not bothered about the bridge, but went for a swim.

                    • Neville

                      sure they were not dog fish, or young dogs, porpoise maybe.. and why should you be scared of a couple of vegetables ....

                    • Suresh

                      Things we fearlessly explore as younglings, succumbs to fear as we lose our innocence

                      • orchidee

                        Thanks Suresh.

                      • ANGELA & BRIAN

                        Thanks UNCLE STEVE ~ I love hairy Bridges and have used some in New Zealand and the Millenium Bridge before it was stabilised ! Dogs are UNIVIVA and only have ONE LIFE and are therefor more suseptible to DANGER than HIMANS who are BIVIVA ! Cats are NOVAVIVA and show no fear. Near us a cat fell from an 18th floor in a high rise and twisted & turned in midair and landed on all fours and ran off unscathed ! Previously a DOG had fallen from the 15th and was squashed & dead & flat ! The MANTRA is "Listen to your DOG ~ But never follow your CAT !" The second is ~ "When you are senile ~ never try to recross the Bridges ~ You crossed in Your PRIME !"
                        Thanks for sharing ~ BLESSINGS
                        Yours BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

                        • orchidee

                          Thanks B&A. Doh, it's my fault, for saying I'm REALLY old!



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