Thursday, July 17, 2014

Goethe’s Path--By Andrea Dietrich--United States

Goethe’s Path

Today I have the wish to wander.

Down Goethe’s path I choose to go
with a world of thought to ponder.

Where I might end up - I do not know.

I meander with a little stream.

All around me, myriads of trees
stand like seers; serene and sage they seem.

The stream’s sweet murmur carries on the breeze.

Something fresh! A rumble I can hear.

This rumble has a soothing quality;
my prior musings start to disappear.

The source of this new sound I have to see!

Goethe’s path has led me to a secret place.

Clear water is cascading into a lake.
There is no world of thought when facing grace.

Embracing bliss, I have a plunge to take~

Andrea Dietrich grew up in Iowa and now resides in Utah with a spouse and two cats. She has two grown children and six grandchildren. Having graduated BYU with a Spanish major/ESL minor, she has spent most of her adult life teaching. It wasn't until 2000 that she began writing in earnest and discovering her "niche" as a writer of lyrical poetry. The internet opened up a new world for her, and she has spent nearly a decade now participating in poetry clubs, acting as a judge of poetry contests for various magazines and for the website Shadow Poetry.

5 comments:

  1. Andrea, your poem is so cool! The mind and the imagination, especially of the artist and writer - is sooooooo amazing! Your poem is wonderful. All throughout there spills a certain love and respect for nature and that is certainly the blessing of the grace that is bestowed on the believer! Beautiful words! Sheri / www.poetryandbeyond.net

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  2. Hi Andrea. Very nice poem you have shared with us. I love poems that take me on a journey while reading it. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  3. Dear Andrea,

    I enjoyed the walk with you down "Goethe's Path" as I often do this when hiking. Beautiful descriptions of nature in your well written poem. Thank you for sharing your poetry with us.

    Sandra

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  4. Hi Andrea! How lovely to meet you here today walking along Goethe's Path; I love the imagery and appeal to the senses. Beautifully expressed! // paul

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  5. Thank you, Jack Horne, for the following--

    lovely write here, Andrea

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