Ducking my head between the pages
This mounting pile – high on my desk
Picture postcard from the far gone
Lost her to traveling’ roadside burlesque
Hiding my mind between the sheets
But my coffee had long grown cold
Writings spilled slightly on the saucer
Loneliness steeped until its forever bold
My love rests beyond the ocean
Beyond the miles I can’t control
The one I need to return to
The one whom is intertwined with my soul
Marking stitches upon the globe
I’m stuck on faraway shores
Missing the girl who makes my heart smile
Knowing I don’t want to travel anymore
The world holds no interest to me
For without my bride, I only see greyscale
Time & distance, mere obstacles
I’m coming back, even though I no longer sail
Image by Milada Vigerova from Pixabay
Flipping through magazines
Trying to find my darling girl
She’s been gone awhile now
She left to see the world
She’ll be coming home soon
& we can end this silly game
My God, I love her so
But she doesn’t know my name
All the pretty kids moved to the big city
To challenge their dreams & a fancy claim
The mixed-media versions of our past lives
But you’ll find that people still tend to be lame
Traveling to the ends of the this tumultuous Earth
With the fruit of an ever-expanding mind
The world grows smaller when we leave home
& we never have a clue what we might find
Traveling the world
Collecting bookstore bookmarks
Coffee mugs & pin-up tattoos
Panamanian pipes that won’t catch a spark
Too many nights spent at sea
With a soundtrack of ‘Fortunate Son’
Morale melts out there on the flight deck
Mirages of mermaids, sanity comes undone
There’s a mission, but we don’t really know
Waking again to see only the sea is a nightmare
“Are you man enough for this adventure?”
Recruiters preach, but it’s different out there
My time has come to a close on another trip to Japan. Over the past 15 years I’ve been blessed to visit 3 times, including a year in 2007. I’ve experienced a lot that I never dreamed I would do. I don’t know if I will ever be back, but I’m glad I’ve had this trip to soak in a beautiful culture once again.
Japan is a mind blowing country. I have never seen anything like it.
This place still enchants me. Florida is flat and Alaska is anything but. I wish I had more time to explore.
Hello there! I will be out traveling and away from my normal routine of posting. I’m going to schedule some posts, but don’t know how much time I will have to check in and read here.
I’ll do my best to check in and say hello. I hope everyone stays safe out there!
Have typewriter
Not going to travel
This B is heavy
Besides;
I’ve seen the world
I’ve seen bombed out churches in Berlin
I’ve seen the beggars on Cathedral steps
I’ve seen disparity of wealth in Banana Republics
I’m going to stay home & remind my family
They’re worth more than all the forgotten empires around the globe.
I’ve traveled the world
& I keep returning to the same notion
I’ve seen interesting places
But I never again want to sail the ocean
My simple truth is that I’m content
I’ve found a good life; that should be clear
The grass is never greener anywhere else
We’re on an amazing course; we shouldn’t veer
There are so many opportunities
I would never close any of those doors
I don’t ever want to let go of your hand
Now that I have & forevermore come ashore
Returning to the world
Finding life left unraveled
A smile never so grand
Home the best place traveled
Warmth of simple comforts
Never trading precious delights
Beauty in these open arms
Darkness eclipsed by light
A few scenes from my walk around Anchorage today. It’s a beautiful town. I wish I had more time to dig a little deeper.
“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson
“My second home is a third world cantina.” – Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers
Captain Q 