The Wonderer

This is the Wonderer’s way,

the Wanderer’s way,

the journey of a thousand questions,

each with a thousand more.

This is the Socrates way,

the way of undoing,

of stripping away.

This is the Solitude way,

the thunder of infinite questions

echoing silent in the eternal void.

This is the Discovery way,

the never-knowing,

always-asking way

that spins me in wild choreography

to the music of stars

and the rhythm of life.

This is the Dancing way,

the Living way,

the filled-with-wonder way.

This is the Come-to-the-End-and-Begin-Again way,

the way of death

and resurrection

every day.

Poem and painting by Ruth Calder Murphy

www.ruthcaldermurphy.com