MISHAPS AND ADVENTURES...

Well, I am finally here, now what do I do,

Well, I Am Finally Here Now What Do I Do?

Shall I Take a Deep Breath and Walk on Through.

The Sights and Sounds are Waiting for Me,

The Smells in The Air Lingering Mysteriously.

Now I Am Here I Don’t Want To Go,

Afraid of what Might Happen from being Alone.

But I Need to Do this for Myself,

And Continue this Journey without Anyone Else.

Stepping Forward I Peek through The Trees,

Another Step Forward I Fall to My Knees.

As I Pick Myself Up I think I will Start Again,

But this Time avoiding The Dip from where I Came.

Stepping Forward I Peek through The Trees,

Looking Down on The Ground there is a Dip in Front of Me.

Moving to One Side I Move Forward Again,

And Carry on My Journey now in The Pouring Rain.

Scratching My Head which Way Shall I Go?

Wiping The Rain from My Eyes and Taking it Slow.

Then Some Light Up Ahead Becomes Visible to Me,

As I Head Out of The Trees Feeling Safe and Free,

But Not for Long….You Wait and See.

Rubbing My Eyes to Focus Again,

A Hill Stands Proud in The Mist and Rain.

Climbing Up I Slip Back Down,

This Journey of Mine is Not Going to Plan.

All Wet and now Muddy I Try Again,

I Will Find a Path if it Drives Me Insane.

A Few More Attempts and I’m Finally Here,

Raising My Arms in The Air I Give Myself a Cheer.

But as I Calm Down I Glance to My Right,

I Find The Path that was Hidden Out of My Sight.

Looking Embarrassed and a Bit of a Fool,

I Walk to The Path Trying to Look Cool.

Feeling The Tension in The Air,

I Continue My Journey on this Path to Somewhere.

Being Careful where I put My Feet,

Dodging Muddy Puddles not Knowing what’s Underneath.

I Stop...and I Look Up to See,

A Single Bird Circling just above Me.

It Seems it’s Watching every Move that I Make,

And Maybe for Me to Make Another Mistake.

Shaking My Head I Carry On,

Thinking What Else Can Go Wrong.

It is just a Bird Flying in The Sky….Why?

Ooops…Oh Dear…A Muddy Puddle My Foot Goes In,

And Yet Another Mishap Starts To Begin.

The Bird above Me Lets Off a Loud Squawk,

Like it’s Laughing at Me As I Struggle to Walk.

Moving My Feet from Left to Right,

Then One Last Pull and I Am Free from this Fight.

But now I Lose My Balance and Fall on My Back,

Watching The Bird Fly Off with a Couple of Flaps.

I Pick Myself Up and Carry On,

Getting Tired and Quite Cold.

The Adventure in My Head has now just Gone,

And I’m not wanting to be so Bold.

But Just as I Start to Give Up,

The Sound of Water Comes to My Ears,

And as I Get Closer to The Noise a Waterfall Appears?

I Lied its not a Waterfall,

Just a Trickle of Water Going into a Pool.

My Mishaps and Adventures in These Woods,

Have Not Gone According To Plan.

The Sights that I Never Saw,

The Smells that were Quite Raw,

The Sounds that I Wanted to Hear,

But Never Really Found.

Walking Down this Muddy Path,

Through More Mist I See Some Trees,

And as I Get Closer Thinking this was The End,

Again I Fall to My Knees.

My Day Couldn’t Get any Worse when I Realise where I Am,

I’m Back from where I Started My Journey,

Where That Dip Was In The Ground.

© Gary Sydney Hankins…15/09/2021