I am the gatekeeper
I do not set the cost
Or raise the pole
But stand silent to watch
As you pass through
Nudging you towards the direction you must take
As you go on to something new
I will remain steadfast
Till you are safe
And only then will I take to the path after you
Waiting for your hand to bid me near
Listening for the song of what we've done here
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Author:
Lorna (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Morning all! The Sun is actually shining. When I wrote this for better or worse I had love in mind. However the more I read it the more I kept seeing Communist checkpoints in my mind ... just in case you do too, that is NOT what this is about. As for what it is about, I'll leave that up to you.
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A charming and delightful look at what a good gatekeeper can and does do for those needing direction in life......... very poetically expressed too - thanks for sharing it dear Lorna and so pleased the sun is shining at last in your neck of the woods.
Thank you Fay - I'm looking forward to putting my annual plants in place today - finally!
It was perfectly for my mind!
Thank you
Thanks Dan! Enjoy the day.
Like watching your Baby learning to walk. Every encouragement is there from you but there comes a day when the baby walks across the room to you. Golden moments. Such moments are there throughout our lives. We can hope for a certain outcome/chain of events... and seeing something near to it is a WIN.
Hi - its actually my friend dying of Alzheimer's but can be read for many scenarios I guess. Thanks Dusk.
Good write Lorna.
Poems are like an abstract painting. Each sees a different nuance - and the more the merrier, for then the artist has achieved the goal, as have you.
Beaytiful write Lorna - no I don't see checkpoints of any political persuasion - just hope for the future.
May your gate lead to the wonderful life that you deserve Lorna.
Glad the sun is out at last - Andy.
Reading "Someone..." made me sit back and think of very important gatekeepers in my life, and the times
that I've been a minder of the gate. Thank you for guiding me down that path.
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