My Quest...

I stood there at the crossroads

Not sure of what lay ahead…….

Staring at the paths before me

Not knowing where each one led


 I then got one chance 

To view my life up-close
A chance to understand it

Before my path I chose

I traveled to a far land
To the mountains in the mist 

Whose barren peaks towered high

As the deep blue sky they kissed


 Valleys in the middle of nowhere

With tiny flowers in bloom 

Growing against the odds

Braving the icy winds and gloom

In splendid colors they dotted 
The gently rolling hills

Such a marvelous display of

Their Creator’s brilliant skills


 Perched on a rocky mound

Stood a crumbling monastery 
It seemed to be beckoning
Calling out to me

      Overwhelming exhilaration… 

As I began to ascend

For I knew this was the moment

When I’d begin to comprehend

 

 

 A glorious view of the valley
Bathed in the sun’s glare

It was then that I saw them

Dancing gaily without a care

 

A youthful group of monks 

In their robes orange and red 

Moving to the rhythm of the drums

Their tonsured shining heads

No creases on their brows 

No worry for the morrow

Their laughter enough to drown

Mankind’s burden of sorrow


   And I knew then that the path I chose

Would be of no consequence 

My attitude and my Spirit
Would be my life's essence!