{"seoTitle":"A Path within Colique Cane - A Poem by Pemba Umoja","seoDescription":"A poem by Pemba Umoja about a solitary figure at a forest fork, choosing between a misty lake path and a sunlit knoll where a lover waits.","keywords":"A Path within Colique Cane poem, forest path poem, love and solitude poem, reflective nature poetry, Pemba Umoja poems","line1":"I am alone","line2":"surrounded by forest.","line3":"The path extends.","line4":"To the left,","line5":"the cane,","line6":"the brown path into the Alicres trees.","line7":"To the right,","line8":"my love.","line9":"She has walked back towards","line10":"the port.","line11":"She beckons me.","line12":"My choice—","line13":"go left into the woods,","line14":"into the mist by the lake","line15":"or","line16":"go right","line17":"into the beads of sunlight","line18":"dancing upon the knoll","line19":"where my lover awaits.","line20":"The tall trees rest","line21":"their branches upon","line22":"my tired shoulders.","line23":"I must linger here a while."}