Curiouser and curiouser

When she came to...

the seagulls didn't stop mid-flight
the stars didn't fall out of the heavens
but it was a sudden thought
that woke her up from her slumber

its was a series of knots untied
little lumps like prayer beads
questions marks hanging over her head
about what lies beyond the mountain

what was beyond the forests
what and who lived there
where did the river start
and where would it end

and those were just thoughts
as she tied her shoe laces
taking up her bags
going on her journey

eons passed and still thinking
and never getting there
the journey that began
a long time ago
had yet to end....

always forward and towards
whatever lies beyond.