functions of maps

the map recalls each step that once we took
the traveller who knows has often told
so many facts not written in the book

trees that year-round draw sustenance from brook
leaves that have not known the bite of cold
the map recalls each step that once we took

around the hill road turns in a sharp hook
the view is one that other folk consoled
so many facts not written in the book

the car that on the morning overtook
our stumbling feet that we in pain cajoled
the map recalls each step that once we took

harsh winds that seemed to penetrate each nook
and made us suddenly feel weak and old
so many facts not written in the book

race down the mountain and take one last look
as the bright sun distributes its first gold
the map recalls each step that once we took
so many facts not written in the book