Path Of Life

My heavy legs are growing tired
from the steep mountain climb
they have embarked upon,
finding no where to rest in-between.

Completely surrounded
by autumn's tallest trees
in shades of red and orange
with perhaps a hint of yellow.

The stairs before me seem steeper
and never ending
as the colourful leaves gather
in thick piles upon each step.

I can see the whispering light
ever so faintly shining through
the gaps in the branches, as my
heart feels a beat of hope.

Oh path of life where do you lead
and how can I go on alone?
Perhaps if I make it to the top
the light will become much brighter

and the meaning of life
will become as crisp
as the leaves that crunch
beneath my tender feet.

Saffie
22

* done for site 7 day contest, round 4, prompt of photo which was stairs in a forest covered in leaves and the sun shining through*