Carpe Diem #1135 - That Moment

My Response to Carpe Diem #1135 - Road to Santiago - That Moment

A scene which Paulo encounters while on his road to Santiago.

[...] "We arrived one afternoon at the ruins of an old castle of the Order of the Knights Templar. 

We sat down to rest, and while Petrus smoked his usual cigarette, I drank a bit of the wine leftover from lunch. 

I studied the view that surrounded us: a few peasant houses, the tower of the castle, the undulating fields ready for sowing. 

To my right appeared a shepherd, guiding his flock past the walls of the castle, bound for home. 

The sky was red, and the dust raised by the animals blurred the view, making it look like a dream or a magic vision. 

The shepherd waved to us, and we waved back. 

The sheep passed in front of us and continued down the road. .... It was an impressive scene … " [...] (Source: The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho)

My thought’s - a tanka poem, 31 syllables.

wandering the path

following one behind the other

nibble here and there

enjoy the warmth from above

lord please bless the shepherds flock

Photo Credit

This photo looks just like Paulo said “The sheep passed in front of us and continued down the road”.