Saturday, June 13, 2026

Fortune


 

Oh the places I've been to, the landscapes

I've seen, touched and that have touched

me throughout my long and fortunate

life. Standing on mountain summits and

looking out over the countless peaks

marching into infinity, ambling about in

an old-growth forest, the masts of ancient

trees rising as of nature's cathedral ...

paddling lakes and rivers alongside loons

and great blue herons, cooking meals

over a campfire, watching the embers

drift skyward to join the multitude of stars

winking back from the deep velvet of

the sky. Living among people in far-off

countries of a heritage, culture and language

not my own. I could write of my adventures

and I have, just as have countless others

whose escapades allow me to see, hear

and feel what they experienced and through

them have been to Easter Island, Alaska

Antarctica, the Himalaya and Africa.

What more could anyone ever desire as

long, my love as you have been with me?

 

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