Journeyman's Poem

There are days of peace and days of rage

There are weeks of work and years of building

There are months of joy and decades of appreciation

            But there is always wonder.

You will make your home

You will create your family

You will develop relationships

            But you will always wonder.

I make my career

I end my career

I build new careers

            But I will always wonder.

We are together

We work together

We engender neighborhood

            But we will always wonder.

They will seek agreement

They will demand agreement

They will define disagreement

            But they will always wonder.

Meaning is sought by me

Meaning is a goal for us

Meaning is a journey for them

            But wonder will remain always.

Why is that?

Why can’t it be stated clearly?

How are we to cope?

            But we do.

We do because of hope

I do because of faith

They do because they must

            Because the journey requires us to.

September 22, 201