A Poem for the Tuesday Platform
Why do I travel;
for delight it brings?
Started with a bucket list
Moscow, Panama Canal
Great Wall of China as well
Those in mind, first came my son
To his wedding, Barbados
With blushing bride made their vows
While in the Caribbean
Why not visit Martinique
And St. Lucia, islands near
Learned of Napoleon's wife
Awed by their island homesite
Josephine's Statue, headless
Ate bananas in their fields
from their trees and sampled rum
from the barrel. Shoulders rubbed
Soon cruised Panama Canal
Then sailed from Moscow on to
St. Petersburg. Walked the Wall
Our bucket list long empty
With the highway in our veins
Now eighteen years we've traveled
Fifty states, most of Europe,
South America have been
India to Capetown next
Why do I travel
Because it's there
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- Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
- I am linked with Sanaa Rizvi in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-tuesday-platform-questions-of-travel.html?m=1
- I hate that this turned out sounding like a bragging write. More detail would have been more boring But it has been much of my eighteen retired years and many summer while teaching has been on the road, sea, and air.
- Best liked was driving literally all over Europe but there isn't one holiday travel that I have regretted. Eight have been Missionary oriented.
- Oh yes, Mrs. Jim has been with me everywhere except for my business
monthlong romp in San Francisco and one trip to Guatemala. Two of our children and three grandkids have also tagged along.
Labels: Barcelona, France, Guatemala, Ireland, Isle of Man, Itally, Italy, London, NZ-Aus, Queen Mary 2, Russia, South American 2016 Holiday, Spain, Spring 2010 Baltic Cruise, Summer 2010 Canada Holiday, Travel
posted by Jim @ 7/02/2019 02:54:00 AM
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