Welcome to The Poet’s Corner
I am happy to present the poetry of the adventurous,
talented, witty and well versed, Elin Babcock, to the
Global Heart 2 Heart Poet’s Corner.
In her first poem, Elin shares her beautiful inner
verses of a pilgrimage “up mountains of loneliness
in contemplation and prayer”as she journeys to a
sacred and mystical place and learns compassion
and empathy on the long and winding road to
Santiago de Compostela.
Open your heart and say Buen Camino on a
journey with Elin Babcock as she recites
On My Camino 2020
Elin Babcock On My Camino 2020
Elin Babcock On My Camino 2020
Shut not open
Home not gone
I begin
Up hills
Becoming mountains
Of loneliness
Turned to contemplation,
Prayer
Talked to myself
Answered
Sang half songs
I remembered
Hummed the rest
Nights came
Cooked one pot meals
Ate lots of pasta
Baked cinnamon apples
Slept exhausted
From nothing
I am on trail
On trial,
Sentenced to learn
I stop at my own altar
Hear my own confession
My penance
To experience
Loneliness,
Compassion
Empathy
Of others.
Say buen Camino to my contact list
Of home pilgrims
Send photos of flowers and trees
In my garden
Let people know
I am OK.
I am on my Camino.
© Elin Babcock. All rights reserved.
Elin Babcock On My Camino 2020
Elin Babcock On My Camino 2020
Shut not open
Home not gone
I begin
Up hills
Becoming mountains
Of loneliness
Turned to contemplation,
Prayer
Talked to myself
Answered
Sang half songs
I remembered
Hummed the rest
Nights came
Cooked one pot meals
Ate lots of pasta
Baked cinnamon apples
Slept exhausted
From nothing
I am on trail
On trial,
Sentenced to learn
I stop at my own altar
Hear my own confession
My penance
To experience
Loneliness,
Compassion
Empathy
Of others.
Say buen Camino to my contact list
Of home pilgrims
Send photos of flowers and trees
In my garden
Let people know
I am OK.
I am on my Camino.
© Elin Babcock. All rights reserved.