Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Footloose ... Free

Today’s word is “footloose” ... foo t-loos ... free to go or travel about; not confined by responsibilities. (Dictionary.com)

Free
Walking about, footloose,
     Without a care,
Appears to be the best of worlds,
     What we long for most of all.
There are conditions of course,
     Enough money to guarantee
          All options open.
Time to go wherever you will
     For as long as you will,
Health, to walk and climb
     And breathe the freedom in.
And no one must suffer. No children
     Languishing. No elders ignored.
          No friends or lovers left alone.
And of course, no work, no office,
     Unless you can take it with you.
For every wonderous step, 
     the wanderer will leave behind
          as much as he gains.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2017

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