A Midday Stroll I began a stroll at midday once In a field in Galloway; The sun was shining,high and bright, On that cool but lovely day. ... Continue...
Colors of Jerusalem Friday ... Muslimheads kiss the blue tiles Of the holy mosque, And shoot their hearts To Mecca. ... Continue...
Excerpt From Japan It is late evening and you are taking your dogs, Kin and Muku, fortheir evening walk. You move along a gravel path by a stream. The sky reflects apale metallic red on the calm water ... Continue...
La Isla of Enchantment Puerto Rico de mi alma! I reside in Rio Grande by way ofCarolina I dream of a bright orange sun setting into the marina. Yoursounds fill me with serenity; mi llenas de calma ... Continue...
Rice Cakes For A Traveler A red X crisscrossed the ninth of March on the 1992 calendar. The antique clockstruck twelve, signalling it was time - time to witness the truth and to pry intothe story behind the Korean custom that had taken place five hours before ... Continue...
St. Thomas Refreshingwater every shade of blue. Coral reefs filled with fish of every shape, size andcolor. Palm trees swaying in the tropical breeze and offering a moment of shelterfrom the sun. Iguanas scattering from bushes as people hurry by ... Continue...
Thirsting Eyes Waterbottle in hand, craving juice, I bumped along in a rickety, dust-covered van.Gazing into the terrain, I saw villagers walking along the road with basketsbalanced on their heads, and groups of boys asking for money for fillingpotholes ... Continue...
untitled in your eyes i see all the soil ofafrica, and i know you miss the monsoons. for there is only one who canstand the majestic rains, the purple thunder across the plains, and she isyou, mother. ... Continue...
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