Poem #6 of 6. The end of the journey.
The Old Way 6
When the square sails of the invading Romans
First appeared over the horizon,
This path was already ancient.
When the first sword was forged,
When the giant stones were placed
In mysterious alignments,
This path was already old.
Only when the great ice giants
Relaxed their grip on the land
Were these paths young.
These are paths to tread reverently,
Mindful of those countless others
Who also once passed this way.
Friend, take your place on this journey,
You are in fine company.
Mick Canning 
What a fantastic series of poems Mick. It’s been especially enjoyable for me as we’ve recently moved to a part of County Durham where there is a fair bit of ancient woodland. It’s bliss to spend time soaking up the atmosphere, which your poems speak of.
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Thanks, Ellem. A lovely part of the country that, and unfortunately right at the other end of it to us. Hopefully there are plenty of Old Ways for you to enjoy around there.
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It’s beautiful Mick. I’m guessing you have lots of ancient woodland and old ways down south.
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We have a bit. Plenty of tracks, although not quite so much woodland as I’d like!
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Beautiful
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Thank you.
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I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all 6 of these. I hope you do some more similar ones in the future .
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Thanks, Mary. Heaven knows what I’ll come up with in the future!
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Like this very much, Mick, right up my street. Respect for life always good in dark times …
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Thanks, Dave. Yes, respect for life. It seems we need a bit more of that,
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You do your bit, Mick, as I try to …
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A great poem, Mick.
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Thanks, Robbie.
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I really liked this one, Mick. Personally, it comforts me to think of all the others that have come before us, and (hopefully) all the others that will come after. We are in good company…..
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Very good company, Ann. Thank you.
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Nice series. A history and ambiance like that seems to have been a great inspiration.
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It definitely was. The majority of those poems were written in note form during one afternoon’s walking there.
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I love the character in which you steep this poetic path Mick! Thanks for sharing! I am a Creative Life Coach with a poetry blog and here is today’s post about a mindful moment beside the river!
https://peacockpoetryblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/poet-tree/
I am also on Instagram as #coachingcreatively, let’s follow each other if you use this medium? You can also find me on Facebook under Sam Allen wearing a bright red and orange hat!
I love connecting with fellow creatives as you can see!
Sunny greetings from Switzerland!
Sam 🙂
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Thanks, Sam. I like your mindful moment – you might like the first in the Old Way series at https://mickcanning.co/2019/03/09/the-old-way-1/ as it seems to have a little of the feel of your poem.
I’m not on Instagram, as I don’t use a smartphone, but I’ll look for your hat on Facebook!
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