Scattered Stones

Scattered stones along the pathway

seemed to appear out of nowhere

They were the cause of many

to stumble along their way

There were times that these stones

would appear more as boulders

Boulders that would drive men

to their knees

Those who fell came to know pain

as the bruising was at times deep

Each and every one of these got up

Rose from their fall

and considered their path

Many moved forward while a few turned back

returning to where they had come from

Those who could not move on

had found in front of them a great wall

A barrier keeping them from their goals

made of scattered stones along their pathway