TWO PAIRS OF SHOES.. Per Josefsson

 

I was just nominated by my dear dear wife, soulmate and life companion Joanna Svensson to participate in the poetic marathon #PeetMeNotLeave.
During eight forthcoming days I will publish my own poems along with photographs.
The poems will be translated into Russian almanac.
Each day I will nominate one of my friends to do the same. Today I will ask my dear friend Svanhild Lövli
to take part and to carry the torch and nominate one of her friends each day!


Two pairs of shoes
That couldn’t find each other
Because the left one
Wandered off into the woods
And the right one
Wandered off to the beach

But finally one day
Both of them
Went the wrong way
And wandered and wandered
And searched for a straight way
When they finally
Came to a crossroad
Where they both again would meet

This way my life was like
I felt like a pair of odd shoes
I felt just like I was missing
Missing the other half

I wandered through life
Maybe jumping on one leg
Until I finally found
My other first half
My soulmate
My pair

So now
We’ll always wander off together
Together
For ever the right way!

(C) Per Josefsson