A Road To The Woods Poem by Catherine Habbie

I spied a rugged road today
Between the greens and trees that sway
A promise of a peaceful land
Perhaps a beach and some glorious sand

I looked again and found it wound
Around a little path not very sound
I heard the murmur of the sea
And it brought back many memories to me

Pepper vines that were overgrown
In my mind a seed it had sown
Someday I will walk that path in the woods
Will surely do me a world of good

Need not wait a thousand years
For souls to meet and wipe the tears
I shall walk that path without delay
My heart I should surely obey

The leaves shimmered in the summer breeze
The rustling sound never seemed to cease
It beckoned me close but resolute I stood
It was not yet time, I understood