the path to lean my shoulder to

my task must now be

                    to find my place within the future

          a vantage spot where i can see

                                                    in all directions 

                  and when i catch my own eyes looking forward

                                 from where i stand in this moment

          then i will know the path to lean my shoulder to

          and i will know the deeper truth of soul economy

                              where my life’s purpose becomes so clear

                                            that sideways paths

                                                             no longer lure this restless soul

                    this purpose becoming the anchor

                              around which this deliberate spirit

                                                may weave its intricate tapestries of life

                                                                          with equanimity of soul

. . .

the best is always yet to come