Julia’s first prompt for 2014 is, the path ahead . . . Very timely don’t you think?

Here is my entry, a lazy poem of exactly one hundred words.

Ancestral Path

The path ahead carries the imprint of the ancestors,

wide, red and littered with rocks.

 There are many diversions squeezing through tunnels

narrow tracks, and sinking sand.

The path ahead carries the footprints of my ancestors,

who crawled on their knees, jumped for joy,

and stood up for justice

on their journeys through time.

The path ahead is bleached

like the bones of the mothers,

stained with the blood of the warriors,

and flooded with the tears of the children.

The path ahead climbs through forgiveness to freedom

 meandering green to air, fresh and sustaining,

to nurture my infinite descendents.

Join in with Julia’s 100WCGU at http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week-4/