CROSS THE BORDER

I had thought this poem complete but the Secret Poets made so many suggestions that I realised it need a total overhaul. Thank you Secrets. You can read the original here.

For Euan and Murray

I am carrying you

into your dreams

This is

my walking spell

I walk the same circuit

of forty two steps

Again and again

around this room

And as we move

all I ask of you

Is to close

those heavy lidded eyes

Then you

will cross the border

Don’t worry

the whole wide world

Will still be here

when you awaken

Making the layout into couplets works well. The individual words have a chance to breathe and overall it adds to the charm-like quality of the poem. I do think it is now complete. 

Here's a new song from Anna Ternheim.

Until next time.