Digging in the sand
Seeking delectable gems
Then steam and butter
Seeking delectable gems
Then steam and butter
Tag: travel
Tourists ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #217
Yea, though I walk
Through this valley of death
I will fear no hardship
Among these many tourists with me
While the road and the cafe comfort me
No shadow falls to Earth
But footfalls
Through this valley of death
I will fear no hardship
Among these many tourists with me
While the road and the cafe comfort me
No shadow falls to Earth
But footfalls
Point ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #215
The edge of earth
Harassed by sea
A shield of stone
Protects the land
And the people in its lee
Harassed by sea
A shield of stone
Protects the land
And the people in its lee
Locals and Tourists
On a cold blustery morning
After the night of hard rains
Dimpled the sands
The sky spatters still
After the night of hard rains
Dimpled the sands
The sky spatters still
A couple dares the ocean
To douse their sneakers
Which it will no doubt oblige
Her morning walks allow no thought
For the outcomes of such imprudent wagers
Just the waves the sand and the wind
Now on the homeward leg to shower and eat
Then off to work six days a week
At the cafe with its cliches and charm
Where she serves many a breakfast
To tourists and their soggy feet
The Universe in a Single Breath
Sometimes I feel
Like the universe swallowed me whole
Without even the discomfort of a burp
Like the universe swallowed me whole
Without even the discomfort of a burp
So I close my eyes
Breathe in deep
Until all that is fills me up
When the Rains Come
As the tears dry
I remind myself
Even deserts know the rain
I remind myself
Even deserts know the rain
Expanse ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #212
In the high desert
Where the land is wide
And the sky wider
I cross the expanse
On a knife’s edge of asphalt
Buffeted by furious headwinds
Where the land is wide
And the sky wider
I cross the expanse
On a knife’s edge of asphalt
Buffeted by furious headwinds
Inside my little cockpit of calm and warmth
I sing “Wassiye! Wassiye!”
With Habib Koite
A song of mirth and joy and love
Just as is the song within me
As I navigate existence
Across the expanse of being
And all its many storms
A Pause for a Moment Without Purpose
Sun coyly peeks
From cloudy perch
At one who skips
Across the rocks
Careful not to run afoul
Of gentle breakers
Or their spray
From cloudy perch
At one who skips
Across the rocks
Careful not to run afoul
Of gentle breakers
Or their spray
Gulls on wing
Horizon bound
Their cries
An ever-fading skree
Which mocks the beauty
Of their flight
And here am I
On blackened shore
Which rose from magma’s
Golden glow
Now in reverse
The waning sky
Will soon enough
Become the night
Departures ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #208
The briefest glimpse back
Before finding the stillness
In moving forward
Before finding the stillness
In moving forward
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