Onward

Oh what a tempest that fills the sails
and forces the helmsmen's hand

onward towards the vastness?

The adventure lies toward the

unknown horizon. Onward I say;

Towards the light of dawn.

That is the question's answer. Mind

spoken unto this day: Onward I say.

This dream is not far away.

The adventure to find the tender

that fires the life force onward,

onward towards its own extinction

to that end; Satisfaction?

Ah, but the tolls exacted along the way.

Not many a dreamer are willing to

pay. Satisfaction unfulfilled. A canceled

postmark for an unpaid bill.

J. J. Oakley