Milestone Musing

Milestones!
As for self, for several in search
Miles ahead, mission in head
Seas to cross, mountains to climb
And we cease not, tease on
please some, fail some
Milestones!
And the wading be on

Mile for self, stone for history
We heed what is set, reset what beset
Creed, culture, nature:
All be service of sets, all in tricky resets
Oh, it is age
Oh, it is deed
Ah, it is form...maybe forms, and reform
Milestones!
And we hurry along

Let me be me...on the day I Choose
Sweet hurry
Let them high...on the streets they tar
Sweet merry
For this day, like all stars
I hold my secret as key
This time, as time gives
I hold my mission to heart
Milestones! Hear loud my claim:
This world, as wide cage
will be no prison for me
Pray thrill

Milestones!
And the samba continues
Not their mile, but mine
Not their pitch to play
Not their stone for dates
Not their measure as set
Alas, dear soul...
It is mine in strength, mine in songs
and mine in footprints for aye!

Milestones!
I have da music in me
Come map my steps
Milestones!
I be the music of hints
Come shine my robes
Milestones!
I share the comment, hold my moment
paving due movement with love
Milestones!
Let the memories beam aloft, buoy our pace
merry gently save our space
in precious footprints for aye!

I wrote this poem some years ago, prompted by the impending birthday of one of my friends who thought the world was passing by at 40! Well...

Before then, as now, there's been no shortage of souls who feel same way for a variety of reasons and on a zillion issues. Pray, why not? Man is made to fret!!

This verse is thus dedicated to all such souls: Never too late, folks! Simply don't give up.

Believe.