Fourteen Thousand and Fifty-two Steps

Sherry Steiner

the whole world over i have searched for you.

up hills and down dales in the marbled stations

train-less but for time fourteen thousand and fifty-two steps.

for you i have searched the whole world over

five rolling hills with honeysuckle clover.

stones in the water - footsteps frozen in time

the edge of darkness there is no reason or rhyme

bangled bracelets  - a hand on the shoulder - blossoming willows –

a heart on the moon sunrise bridges ~ morning statues rise high above –

forest green melodies ~ red sky waving on billowing clouds roll by

paris is tomorrow ~ satin rain~  river run

coral fragrances drift flowering doves fly windswept silence

coyotes  poetry  minstrels moan - Jupiter finds a way

shipping vessels weep ~ French lilacs glisten on the stone

the whole world over I have searched for you

up hills and down dales in the white marbled stations

train-less but for time fourteen  thousand and fifty-two steps

I have searched the whole world over

five rolling hills with honeysuckle clover

the whole world over I have searched for you.