by Heather Lyon

Created on: June 08, 2008

Six Travelers

Six Travelers,
Unknown before,
Alight beside the campfire,
On the desert open shore.
To share spiritlaughter,
Tales of our youth,
And dinnermessily consumed.
Shall we drink,
To our futures?
Burying our worries,
Beneath the sandfor a moment.
Finding hope,
That ferocious feline,
Stalking amidst,
The mountains that contain us.

Six travelers,
Tired from the day's journey,
And the work we had done,
Joined as a family,
Bonded by the miles,
We have come.
Sleepily sharing companionship,
A quietness from the heart,
Before retiring beneath,
A blanket of stars,
To be kissed by the wind,
As we dream.

Six travelers,
Trapped in a moment,
Becoming a memory,
Which finds this traveler,
No longer,
Standing outside the fire,
Merely wishing for its warmth.

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