Turn Circles

The holiday celebrating this and that
came and went.  The dark-eyed junco 
returned from summering in the north.   
After spending some time comparing 
the symbols of linear and circular thought
I put my notes away.  Days are passing.
Why must I cover the ground walked by
so many before me while horizons ahead 
of me wait to be fused into some greater 
picture where all turn circles in the dance?