Starting Anew

A poem written six years ago today…

starting anew

brave steps

reveal a forest

of incipient growth

along with towering

sentinels

by way of age-old denizens

of the earth's

deep

and everything in between

no moment goes to waste

habits forged and aspirations

followed

create a path

through this beginning landscape

present with accrued wisdom

present with innate

knowing

do not falter

stride into that which calls

you

ever anchored in the

heart

let courage

be your clarion

call

as you step forward

step forward

step forward

into the

new

Annie Kiyonaga

September 30, 2015