Southward as you go
There is moonlight
And moss in the trees
Down the Seven Bridges Road
Bridges… bridges are remarkable… both the literal “how to help get from here, to there”… and the connectors of one life stage to the next..
Now I have loved you like a baby
Like some lonesome child
And I have loved you in a tame way
And I have loved you wild
Love is a bridge.. a connection.. . Maternal/paternal love.. Junior high love.. young adult love… spousal love.. friendship love.. lifelong love.. love of life..
Sometimes there's a part of me
Has to turn from here and go
Running like a child from these warm stars
Down the Seven Bridges Road
Bridges aide us in the advancement from rugrat, wobbler, youth, young adult, middle aged, senior, old fart. Scary those trips across the bridges may be. Some, get stuck on the bridge and never leave ‘the stage’.. some, sadly, never get to cross the bridge into the next stage…
There are stars in the Southern sky
And if ever you decide
You should go
There is a taste of time sweetened honey
Down the Seven Bridges Road
Many things can block the path across the bridge… fear.. lack of confidence.. depression.. physical/mental misfortune… accident… illness..
Just had a bridge here in Kansas City collapse.. ‘new’… 3 years old.. “bridges are supposed to last 60 to 80 years” engineers tell us. Doctor could say the same thing about ‘folks’. Relationships. Friendships. The aforementioned bridge is to be repaired by September 30. Some bridges in life may never be repaired, spanned again.
This wasn’t meant to be about death – but it is a real thing, and never with good timing.
Was supposed to be about us giving thanks to bridges, ie, appreciating life and it’s connectors... (Victor, preaching again?)... please remember, I write FOR me… hitchhikers welcome.. Thanks for the great times we’ve had crossing life’s bridges.. thanks for the connections… thanks for the bond in our various types of love… Thanks for the courage to cross bridges, albeit sometimes with not-so-good endings.. sometimes though, wonderful, lifelasting connections.
Seeya on the other side…… love, Victurd
1 comment:
Hey Vic, I really like this one. I've come to notice there are bridges on life's highways but we never see them there. Some cross troubled waters and some dont go no where. Some you wouldnt step on if you were trying to save your soul. One comes with a keeper when its time to pay the toll. Some are meant to last forever some are made of stone some are meant to cross together some you go alone. Some the slightest wind can send them crashing to the ground. Ive set alot of bridges on fire but I could not burn them down!!! Keep on keepin on!!! Life's a garden, dig it!!!
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