The road less traveled
is not a road at all
but a sea that waits
for our notice

A return to the cradle
sleeping on a rocking bed
a space to lull and comfort
our resting hours

We stay to the well-trod path
while within us
an adventurer is ready to go
a long boat and a marine layer

Calling to an old bravery within us
when we confidently left the shore
driven by curiosity and faith
the clamor of our ancestors setting sail with us – Caroline A. Slee