…of serendipity

This is a road I have never walked before
a hidden path beyond the far horizon
where silence lingers for brief moments
until unspoken thoughts fill the emptiness
echoing upon the breeze
like pain constantly echoes in my broken heart
the years constantly unfolding 
relentlessly revealing the things I dare not seek
nor wish to remember
the un-named injuries and closely held secrets 
longings and desires, hearts turned to stone
footprints fading into the distance
your absence still unexplained
a single leaf drifts slowly down
its fleeting dance joyous in the moment
unaware of its destination
it gently falls into the arms
of the waiting darkness
as the trees whisper softly
a sudden calm settles upon me
I wonder now, just how many moments
have passed me by unseen
how many connections
softly brushed against my soul 
unnoticed, unacknowledged
my many ghosts always silent, deeply hidden
in my unremembered dreams
in this brief moment of serendipity
I embrace my destiny and accept the unforeseen
as I stand here alone
I see that I am no longer lost
for my heart is open to the gentle hands of fate
hopefully not too late
I am finally at peace
joyfully drowning in the silent dusk
©Ann Bagnall