Stepping Stones (Poem)

Les Henson

Stepping Stones

Stepping stones

enable us to cross

the turbulent waters of life

that we must navigate

at diverse moments

throughout our lives.

We don’t always recognise

those moments until

they are upon us

and we rarely understand

the way forward across

the turbulent waters.

It’s at such times of helplessness

when confusion takes hold

and we are at a loss

as to how to respond

that we desperately need a path

across the turbulent waters.

Often stepping stones inexplicably

appear at such times

as if placed there

by an invisible hand

gently steering us

across the turbulent waters of life.