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Drifter

by George Hoerner

and the drifter
glides from road to road
or town to town
where ever he goes

his shadow follows
impossible to hide
at night it resides
on the sole of the feet
waiting for the sunrise
and its warmth

the drifter keeps on
keeping on the move
from here to there
occasionally back again

but preferring the different
directions mean little
it is the road or the river
he follows in his search

don’t ask for what
the words do not form
only the lost look
comes to the eye saying

don’t you know?

08/06/2010

Posted on 08/06/2010
Copyright © 2025 George Hoerner

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kerowyn Rose on 08/06/10 at 07:25 PM

I feel like this sometimes. Drifting drifter. Great write!

Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 08/06/10 at 07:49 PM

The thing about drifting is that wherever we find ourselves, there we are, and at any stopping place in this life, it is always good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain. Good one, George. Thanks.

Posted by Charlie Morgan on 08/11/10 at 07:22 PM

...ala Hemingway, don't ask for whom the bell toll, [idiot-my word] it tolls for thee, same here George. i love you pic of the drifter...he ain't a hobo, he's Everyman, Everywoman. cool write.

Posted by Glenn Currier on 08/14/10 at 03:18 PM

Yeah, I know. Drifting is something I have done a lot of in my life. Love that line about the shadow being on the soles of his feet. And the sound of all the o's (sole, follow, road, shadow, town) give me a feeling mostly. It might be emptiness or the holes I try to avoid as I drift. Like this one, George. Thanks.

Posted by Paul Lastovica on 08/14/10 at 09:24 PM

as the song goes - If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. =)

Posted by Laurie Blum on 08/16/10 at 06:49 PM

You're on a roll George... some great stuff here! (Three in the top ten this week!)

Posted by Joan Serratelli on 08/17/10 at 11:16 PM

Your pieces are getting better and better- thanks!

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