Gimpy gait he struts
though
solitaire without a shadow
down
rutted, rusted road snakes
restless,
weary ’round each bend.
Shifting shaky sand slips and slides.
His old feet fail,
fall faint upon it
stagger storm and strut
where
stones rock and pebbles pinch,
fault-filled gait crackles ‘neath each step
Still
Pounding onward, pushing forward
Past the slights the past portends,
Potent danger
Daunting dares
Dante’s depth.
though
solitaire without a shadow
down
rutted, rusted road snakes
restless,
weary ’round each bend.
Shifting shaky sand slips and slides.
His old feet fail,
fall faint upon it
stagger storm and strut
where
stones rock and pebbles pinch,
fault-filled gait crackles ‘neath each step
Still
Pounding onward, pushing forward
Past the slights the past portends,
Potent danger
Daunting dares
Dante’s depth.
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I love the alliteration it was a pleasure to read!
I’ve a soft spot for horses and alliteration. I really enjoyed your poem.
Love the lines “Shifting shaky sand slips and slides” – isn’t life just like that!
Your poem has such a nice rhythm and cadence to it. Beautiful writing.
I thoroughly enjoyed this read. storm, pebbles, and crackles, I could feel the depth here even before we got to Dante’s. This is one of those poems I will bookmark and return to read and reread. I am curious about the sensations it brought about while I took it in line-for-line. really excellent poetry.
Replete with alliteration, cleverly crafted and a surprise end. Couldn’t ask for much more.
Dante’s depth…a killer ending. A sentient and effective piece.
Daunting dares
Dante’s depth….it were all the allits and how they make it such a joy to read jump at me first..wanted to read it out loud just for the sound of it
as i was reading this i thought about the song Desperado….a man on his own just trying to make his way…really cool alliteration in this as well…the shifting shaky sand line is slippery…ha…