In A Place, Once Unfamiliar--A New Poem

I have recently placed my stakes

in a place to me,unfamiliar;

underneath cloud formations

so unreal,

yet more real

than anything imaginable;

sharing space

with fireflies

on summer nights

and storms gone

as quickly

as they’ve come;

there’s a past here,

both terrible and awesome,

equalled only by

the feeling of being home,

of being present,

that I now have

in this place,

once unfamiliar.

I hope to be able to

add to the tapestry

already woven

long ago;

add the first

of many new chapters,

of many new verses

in this place of music

and storytelling;

not so much

to find fame and fortune,

but to find purpose

and kinship

with those whose dreams

have led them here as well;

I hope to see love,

kindled before arrival here

from distant shores

where I once set root

and still have ties,

blossom into

a magnificent landscape,

matched only

by the artistry

of God’s making,

I see all around me

in this place, once

unfamiliar;

I hope that

what the future,

(which is now to me,

also unfamiliar)

holds,

is more real

than I could ever imagine;

more awesome

than I know how to handle;

more beautiful

than anything I’ve yet seen

in my dreams;

I hope.

© 2014 Joseph Powell