The End?

I came across a rock at the beginning of my walk engraved with the words:
my life
your death
the narrow stream between us
flows away
The anniversary of my father’s death was just around the bend.
Complex feelings.
I thought of all those I’ve known who have passed before me
and have touched my life.
I walked down a series of steps
and eventually came to a bench.
I sat down and contemplated the rock’s poem.
I was at the end of the trail.
But was I, really?
I knew there had to be more.
I turned and found a different path with a different bench
and a different ending.
I wondered: was the stream flowing away or toward?
Perhaps it depended upon which bench I chose to sit.

Photos © Sondra Sula.

Take a walk with me by reading my daily devotional book, Meditations on Mendocino by Sondra Sula. Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle versions.

If you’d prefer a daily river walk, Reflections on the Fox River and Beyond by Sondra Sula, might just be the book for you.