Thoughts

The evening has chased away the day,
As silence descends,
And sleep beckons.
My mind drifts in and out 
Of images and memories. 
Life is never a highway,
It is the scenic road,
full of twisting turns,
Where the way ahead
Is often obscured.
There are steep climbs to lofty peeks,
Then falling to dark valleys,
Or dry deserts and wilderness.
In the quiet of this night,
My thoughts remind me,
That, now,
Just with the sound of my breath,
And heartbeat,
Life is within,
Not just without,
And I am part
Of a greater whole.
My journey continues,
Sometimes a dim destination,
Never arriving,
But every footstep
A perfect lesson.