Orpheus Gambit

by Ozz - Aquarius

The Orpheus Gambit
no. 92
by Steve O.

So indeterminable the solitary bridge spanned
As though the ancestors alive I paced
The staccato of a lonely foot upon the expanse
Alone except for occasionally wayward companions
I endured the projectiles still and bore the truth
Into the amber of the fading dusk it carried me
And so the ticks passed into what is
By austere camps I pitched my tent
And warmed my heart in desolate infrequency
Until the day the bridge not appearing straight
I circled and joined the helix split
Another sojourning orphan unto my village crept
The bridge no longer spans cacophony
The fire bleeds music into the cavern
And into our home the warmth nuzzles all.

-fin

Reason for writing:

    Experiences of youth    

Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2001-08-31 22:33:42
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:57
Poem ID: 64737

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