THE HARDEST PART OF TRAVELING IS SAYING GOODBYE
A LONG, MONOTONOUS JOURNEY STILL LEAVES YOU ROOM TO THINK
NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT...
WATER TASTES DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT PLACES
BUT WHERE IS HOME?
FOLLOW THE BIRDS
ARE YOU RUNNING AFTER, OR ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY?
MAYBE THE REAL TREASURE WAS THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED BY
Sometimes the best path is the one that's the least obvious to take. Seeks learned this long ago, when he was little more than a foal, really. Very few are truly interested in looking for anyone, or anything, in those out of the way places. Such paths are often difficult, after all - their twists and turns a mystery as much as the destinations they may lead to. For him, however, that's very much the draw of it all.
There's a kind of peace in the solitude of it, after all.
Then there's the challenge that it presents. There's no one to prove himself to but himself on these little journeys, and if it all comes to nothing - there's no one to criticize him for it, either. Still, that doesn't mean he doesn't want to do his best and find something, or someone. Preferably someone like him, who doesn't mind getting lost in the out of the way corners of the swamp.
It's amazing the kinds of things one might find. Trees so huge they seem to tower up forever, their gnarled branches and grasping roots a story all their own. Secret ponds with water as clear as air, filled with strange and wonderful creatures - fish that flash like rainbows, and little freshwater lobsters with gorgeous shells.
Then there are the kin. Sometimes, he comes across those who seem very much to be kindred spirits. Those who are lost in some way - either because they chose to be, or because they're searching for something, like him.
There's nothing he'd trade in the world for these little adventures. It doesn't matter how far the journey is, or how long it takes in getting back - it's all part of the story, in the end - and sometimes, it's good to just get lost for awhile.
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THE PLACES YOU GO BECOME A PART OF YOU SOMEHOW