The Road I Travel

Good Morning Bloggers! Inspiration comes from all sources in life for my poetry and a great deal of  mine are talks I have with God and my family. Today's poem is one of those talks. The Road I Travel was featured by poetry.com, now Lulu Poetry. It was awarded the International Poet Society Laureate Award in 2006 and is featured on a CD albulm of poetry. I received an amazing crystal statue of a hand on a pedestal with an etched blue crystal globe of the world in the palm for this award. It speaks to my children of the difficulties I have faced in life and to remind them no matter what mistakes we make in life, I will always be their mother.

        The Road I Travel

The journey started long ago;
where it ends I do not know.
Valleys, mountains climbed;
obstacles blocking all the time.
Determination, diligence,dedication
Thanking my faith and all creation,
sustain me, fill me, support and love...
Grace, freely given from those above.
Despair and grief, joy and laughter;
Life is eternal, none else matters.
Emptying out my burdensome sorrows
For who knows about life, tomorrow?
Today is real, I am alive,
happiness, for this I strive.
My legacy will remain,
The seeds I planted grow!
You, my loving children
Are sure to show the love
and Guidance I have given,
Travel along my winding path; learn as I have,
Attempt to grasp the knowledge only you can gain,
Forever loving, your mother, I remain.

Poems My Way Valrie 2006

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