The road which lies ahead before me

The road which lies ahead before me
This path untread where no footprints hath led
All is full of wide imaginings
Such wonder and expectation
The great destination unknown
And this only the beginning

Where shall I journey out from this place
Where might I wander but a step to the left or right
Soon all origin is out of sight
And what lies ahead is sheer delight

This winding path
Where might it lead
Shall I journey far and wide
Across this vast countryside

Ah, tis pleasant here
By this bubbling brook
To look beneath thy depths below
How thy belly doth seem to grow
On and on without end

Lost in eternity
Tis a life worth living
Where time is timeless
Yet full of meaning

Here might I stay a moment
Or a year
What's to fear
To stay awhile
And watch these currents collide
Across to the other side

Tis beauty there
Upon thy banks
Spread open wide
They beckon me to their side

And I think I shall let them
Carry me in to shore
Where I shall get to know thee
A little more

Tis here that I adore
Here where life is growing
All around

This journey is bound to be full
Filled with endless possibilities
I cannot describe or here imagine
How it may begin
Or where it shall lead

But I do know
That it shall surely be
Worth all of eternity
To rest here in this place
Here and now

To be here
Among such beauty and grace
To journey into that kingdom
Just across the eastern shore

Moment of moment
And day of day
Doth beckon me away
To its wondrous shore

Tis there I shall journey
A little more
Deeper and deeper in
I journey
Farther than the moment before

I cannot keep away
For I long for it more and more
Each passing moment
Of every day

Tis there that life
Was meant to be lived
Freely and full
Without thought
Or self control

Rest is found
In these rich
Refreshing lands

Tis here where life began
And tis here it shall ever be
Throughout all of time
And all eternity

-Joshua Lee Foist