Oh Lord, where now do I go?
Stuck at crossroads, I am so
Mind can’t decide
Both ways will make me grow
How to choose one, do show
I have really tried
Patience is thin, nearly died
All you know, I did confide
Lend me a hand
Mind or heart, which to side
From destiny, do I now hide?
I can’t understand
My fear, I severely reprimand
Here for long, I cannot stand
Breathe I cannot
Like fishes on parched land
Fear must die on these sands
And remain forgot
As I pondered on this thought
Lord, you’ve helped me a lot
Way you did show
I’ll go where my heart sought
Mind will agree, once goal got
Answer I now know
For Thursday Poets Rally – Week 29
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Very Beautiful! Smooth flow
thank you very much, Uma 🙂
relaxing and beautiful image,
love the wonders in your words….
lovely done!
😉
thanks very much, Ji 🙂 glad u liked it..!
yes, follow your heart,
do your part,
worry nothing else…
absolutely beautiful entry.
10Q for the participation!
Cheers!
yep 🙂 so true, Ji 😀 glad I found the answer in the end 🙂
10Q? 😮 ur going to interview me with 10 Questions Ji? hmm.. sure 🙂 shoot.. whats the first Q? 😉
Cheers!
I am on a slow thinking mode…
Good Luck with your blog post.
🙂
🙂 thanks Ji..
So beautiful!
And yes, it is like a chariot, kind of anyway….
thanks Annelie 🙂
nice rhymes and good imagery
rally me :
http://blogs.bigadda.com/ash5074143/2010/09/16/inspirationz/
thanks Wiserskydiver, glad u liked it 🙂
I read urs too..but I can’t comment because I don’t have account there..
It was wonderful as well! thanks for sharing!
So beautifully written – life is but a series of twists and turns – which direction next is always the question.
yes, life is indeed series of twists and turns, and it asks us those questions.. more questions only gets more answers! thanks Marilyn..! 😀
Reminds me of Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken. Love the style and language. Mind and heart can hold us back, fear and uncertainty are our foes but He is the one who holds the map.
Go onward in the direction of your dreams~
Nice one.
Frost? hmm, another similarity post to the great poet? wow, nice 😀 m honored at that!
glad u liked the style and the language.. yes.. He holds the map and He should and does guide us for sure 🙂
thanks, Collective Epiphanies 🙂
Decisions. Decisions. And looking within for the right one … A poem we can all relate to, Leo. Good choice of subject. Well done …
Happy rally! Cheers!
yeah.. looking deep within, Jamie 🙂 and yes, lots of ppl can relate to it for sure 😀
I’ll go where my heart sought…wonderful poem my friend. Hugs x
yeah.. go where it seeks, Amanda.. surely it’ll be the right place 😀
Amen. Reads like a wonderful prayer. Nicely done.
thanks TNL 🙂 glad u liked the poem..!
Wonderful, love your words!=P Yeah follow your heart and listen to it, you will know where to go;D
yep. its a realization to ponder on for sure, Riika 🙂 glad u liked my words, thank u very much..!
Very nice. I like it.
thanks, Morganna 🙂
Hi Leo,
Thanks for the visit on ABC. You write beautiful poetry. I have no such talent but I’m inspired by your words. Thanks for sharing.
Anne-Marie
hi Anne-Marie 🙂 I feel anyone can write a poem.. why don’t you try too?
Sometimes it could be tricky- standing and about pondering what’s to be done.. My favorite. I get into my brooding act- 😀
Nicely written.. even though the emotions expressed was that of a divided mind; the expression of the same was very beautiful almost like a satiny flow..
Happy Rally..
xox
yeah.. so true, Olivia.. even I brood on it at times… mind can’t help but think in divided manner at crossroads…! 🙂 Happy Rally to you too.
how beauty full you write… soothing poetry.
thanks Sweta 🙂 glad u liked the poem..!
Heartfelt words, beautifully written. Well done.
thanks very much, Penelope 🙂 glad u liked the poem..!
i have stood at that crossroads many a time…and sought wisdom to help make the deicsion because you cant follow your heart, she will get you in trouble at times without that wisdom…
well, wisdom is important too perhaps, Brian 🙂 but heart does eventually get its way I feel 🙂
Heart always lead to the right path, Leo.. even your writes, beautiful writes, come from there..isn’t it.. liked your poem very much.. I too wrote something towards the same theme for 3ww yesterday.. do visit and grace..
will visit soon, R’ji.. glad u liked this poem 🙂
9 out of 10 WOIH’s agree that the heart is the road to go.
..really wish I could be in that forest from the picture.I love getting lost
I really like how you show the two paths, the heart and the mind, and the conflict that can arise between the two.
When in doubt, paper scissors rock
ah, Woih, I get lost a lot too.. the city is a forest in many ways 😉
glad u liked the take on the topic, and ya, the conflict that arises too!
🙂
LEO,
If in this world you can find a special word to describe a poet to the max.. I will use that word for you.. You are such an Awesome Poet.. Crossroads, I had faced it and also learnt how to overcome that.. You said it so so so well.. Loved it..
–Someone IS Special–
thanks SiS, glad u loved it..! 🙂
The search for an answer is always there… some find it some only live with the questions… I enjoyed reading this one… thanks for sharing…
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
At Twitter @VerseEveryDay – Sharing few lines about love, longing and life
thanks Shashi.. yeah, some live with questions for sure.. or maybe all do too..! 🙂
perfectly worded..
i often find myself at crossroads wondering wat to do where to go …
i can sooooo relate to this one 😀
hmm, so which road did you hop to? 😉
glad u felt the poem perfectly worded, Meghu..!
Lovely picture, it draws you into the poem. Nicely written.
thank u very much, Kimberly 🙂 glad u liked it..!
See a lot of positivity in this poem though you are standing at crossroads.
“Both ways will make me grow”
&
“Fear must die on these sands
And remain forgot”
Gives me the feeling that you are not stuck at all and you know where you are going and what you want. Good Luck!! 🙂
well, one point of time, all is confusing and then the roads shall be clear 🙂
glad u liked it, Nanka!
There are two ways to go when you hit that crossroad. The bad way is to give up while the other way is a rough one where you have to fight your way through and come out victorious. 🙂
Love the poem!! 😀 Virelai Ancien – It really does have a nice rhyme scheme to it.
fight fight fight huh? 😛 i am a peaceful fella na, Rumz 😉 will try n fight though 😀
Great poem! Often we find ourselves unable to make choices.
yeah.. so true, Deadpoet 🙂 glad u liked it..!
“I’m standin’ at the crossroads…” try to conjure up a little Robert Johnson guitar here. I love the jumpiness of your words, conveys active pacing or thought. Is this a particular form or your own rhyming scheme/
hi Mairmusic, yeah.. at the crossroads 🙂 😀 hehe..
this is a form itself.. called Virelai Ancien.. and the chain rhyme forms a major part of it. 😀
I have had this conversation with God many times–you caught it so well, Leo, the indecision, the struggle. But then receiving your answer and onward you go!
I have it quite often, Bodhi Rose 🙂 thanks for liking it, and relating to it.. onward we go! 😀
Hi,
I like it. Human mind is so fickle indeed. and i like the rhyme. i’m practicing my rhymes too and i fail.
-D
ah, poetry isn’t just about rhymes, D 🙂 m sure u can get it.. keep trying.. glad u liked this poem..!
Thanks for your comment.
Hey! This is very good. Something I’m asking for myself. What inspired you?
hey Keshav… in life, some time or the other, we are at crossroads.. me, I’m almost always.. two ways seem too good to me most of the time, so battle is always on 😉
Very thought provoking…Reminds me of my poem, “Down the Lonely Path”. Isn’t it interesting how our lives are defined by the decisions we must make.
hi Tiponi, thank you.. glad you liked the poem… yes, we are definitely defined by our decisions 🙂
I say go with your head and your head will follow…. I think I sense that is what you concluded. This is a lovely questioning piece and the photo is so inviting…Thank you for coming to my blog and for sharing with me. 🙂 heartspell
should be go with your heart and your head will follow…. sorry for the typo 🙁 heartspell
oh.. no probs 🙂 I make my share of typos too, Heartspell 🙂
no no, go with ur heart, and head will follow, Heartspell 😀 thats what I concluded.. glad you liked the piece…
Classic theme in poetry: decisions. I like it. And your rhyme flow is so fluid.
hi Marisol 🙂 yeah, classic theme 😀 glad u like both verse and rhyme flow 😀
Thou art nearer to Thee than most, Leo 🙂
*
Guardian Shadow appear!
Assurance is always near
Although crossroads never seem too clear
the directions tell me not to fear
Whichever I choose
I know I can’t lose
He’s already paid my dues!
(from Dues Prepaid by UT)
Nice to meet you! Peace, Keith
hehe.. thanks Uncle Tree 😀 glad u liked the poem.. nice to meet u too..!
Beautifully seeking the way – we both wrote about a journey this week – we just took different paths to the road 🙂
Deborah
http://deborahhorton.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/journey/
oh? will stop by soon, Deborah.. will check the road u’ve taken to the road 😉 glad u liked the path I took too! 😀 cheers!
Hey its a wonderful poem…loved it…
thank you, Neeha 🙂 glad u loved it..
tricky position. 🙂 it depends on what crossroad you are standing. but i would have preferred the heart chosen road, it usually gives more happiness.
yeah.. I’d prefer the heartchosen road too, Trisha 🙂 glad u liked the poem..
I am completly satisfied and inspired everytime I read a piece by you Leo!
This is a poem that is awesome in the true sense of the word…worthy of awe!
hey Annie, thats a really nice compliment from you.. glad u liked this poem and found it good..! its always a pleasure to have u read my work!
leo, this is lovely! the answers always come in the end.
yeah, they always do 🙂
Rather follow your heart than your mind. It will make you happier.
yeah.. agreed with that for sure, Speluska 🙂
such melody, depicted in such beautiful tone !!
thank you very much, Sina 🙂 glad u liked the melody..!
(Thank you so much for the comment)w
Wow! This poem moved my heart, because it is a nice “coincidence” that a few months ago I was standing right there, in front of the two roads that would actually make me grow and did not know which one to take.
So I think somehow I understand the feeling behind this beautifully well written poem.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
oh, all of us, at some time or the other, even maybe on a regular basis, stand on crossroads wondering which’ll make us grow and which will hurt us in depth… glad you could understand and feel the feeling, Lu Ann 🙂 thanks for reading..!
That was a very interesting poem.
thanks very much, Robin 🙂 glad u liked it..
Loved it. I have always liked your poems Leo. Beautifully written. I also checked out your 100th post for SIS. Another good thought.
hi Zainab, thanks very much.. glad u liked it.. and the 100th post at Few Miles as well 🙂 hope to see u here more often too! 😀
for all the times a faced that lonely fork in my life, i just sat and stared until someone told me the way.
=]
yeah, I did, a lot of times too, Kyoichi 🙂
Very personal, down-to-earth theme but strong in essence.
I think, being in crossroads is human nature.
That’s why this poem definitely will touch everyone who read it.
Keep writing. 🙂
yeah, being in crossroads happens a lot, in life.. thanks Dhitz 🙂
very beautiful words, we do often find ourself at crossroads!
yes, very often for sure, RJW! 🙂
beautiful is the only word i can say 🙂
thanks is the one I can reply with 😉 thanks Harshika 😀
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Two roads divergerd in the woods.. and I took the one…………??
Beautifully penned confusion..
I am:
http://puplumages.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/the-exorbitantly-priced-smile/
thank u very much, Purvi 🙂 I read urs, I think 😀