Exceptional Longing of the young may be filled in unexpected ways. Poems from a Pensive Poet : Pathways by BethShelby Sonnet Poetry Contest contest entry

If I had known which route my life would take when I was young and in my parents’ home, I wonder if a difference it would make, or would I still have had the urge to roam? Would I have felt I wanted to be free to flee the town and strike out on my own-- to figure out what fate might hold for me and find a wider world than I had known? But when I met the man I came to love, a different path appeared before my feet. It seemed I’d found an answer from above. My drummer sounded out a different beat.      No longer was I yearning to be freed.      I’d found the soulmate who would fill that need.   Recognized

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