Not Taken

The path you did not take ran with you for a while

Photo: © David Whyte

Not Taken

The path you did not take,
ran with you for a while,
just the other side of the mountain,
or meandering with you on the far bank
of the onward river you followed;
the sound of its flowing water holding
your respective journeys together,
as if its merciful but distant companionship
could always move with you;
always be with y…