tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035389313538904641.post8384283189756675384..comments2023-11-23T00:36:37.439-08:00Comments on San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly: Don Kingfisher Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563466200910098213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035389313538904641.post-72685617309114135122012-09-01T20:00:24.192-07:002012-09-01T20:00:24.192-07:00This poem is an amazing portral of a deep-seated h...This poem is an amazing portral of a deep-seated hearts desire of something that too many of us take for granted <br /><br />"With great effort I pick up my foot<br />The other leg<br />trembles in fear"<br /><br />This shows us we should continue to dream, even of things that come so effortlessly to others<br /><br />"I close my eyes<br />and visualize myself walking"<br /><br />Something to look forward to, no matter how small.<br />"around the county fair"<br /><br />"Do I dare dream<br />of climbing steps?<br />of scrambling up a mountain path<br />to marvel at the splendor below?"<br /><br />Yes, dream, always dream, when you dream, you give us permission to dream also.<br /><br />You said this so well<br /><br />"I try to be brave<br />convince myself it is possible<br />I have to walk again<br />I am so afraid"<br /><br />I think nearly all of us have the above feelings, if we will admit it, sure we substitute a variety of words for the word "walk" but we all have our hidden desires, that we are not sure will ever come to pass.<br /><br />I am 'standing' with you poet to poet as you "walk" out your journey of self-discovery, ripe with wisdom to pass on.Katherine Norlandhttp://www.katherinenorlandpoetry.comnoreply@blogger.com