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Tag Archives: travel
at the gate – May 16
5.16.2016 At the gate three TSA agents one private security and two staties. whoever’s come in is probably not the Pope and not Prince. beyond that it’s definitely not you or me but I think I’ll keep my … Continue reading
airport fever – April 14
4.14.2016 airport fever one more run between gates at O’Hare I swear you can taxi to Toledo. cell phone lives fill the time every thumb committed to touching something other than what’s immediately present. ——————–
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Tagged distance, distancing, distraction, emptiness, hassle, immediacy, travel
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places to be with you – November 21
11.21.2015 we sit in airplane waiting rooms cruise rivers for the view walk through platzes with friends and climb to castles. it doesn’t matter. they’re just places to be with you. ——————
turning homeward – July 13
6.30.2015 turning homeward, life on the road has become a burden that no longer feeds. it used to be the journey, now the destination beckons more. home, where one has taken a stand, put down the roots, saying … Continue reading
driving in the car – May 14
5.14.2015 driving in the car climate slip by, rain forest, desert, ranchland, town the island’s variety moves within moments while our bodies float between eras. ——————–
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Tagged change, ease, geography, geology, Hawaii, immediacy, meditative, nature, time, transitions, travel
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full size – February 22
2.22.2015 the boy walks out with suitcase in hand, red wheeler, now full sized just like him. —————-
traffic – February 17
2.17.2015 pavement rolling under the chassis, long curving byways, short tight traffics, remind that the journey is no longer just as enjoyable as the destination. —————————–
night before – October 30
10.30.2014 night before a trip seems slow and tiring anxious and unending as if the bags will never pack and there’s always one more trick to accomplish like getting some sleep except, except what did I forget it’s on the … Continue reading
road warrior harries – October 17
10.17.2014 exhausted nerves airport veterans flee to rooms, hotels, booking desks for any version of get me out of here. —————–
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Tagged air travel, anxiety, delays, fear, frustration, helplessness, inaction, travel
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airport empty – October 3
10.3.2014 airport empty, acres of polished granite, voices echoing through spaces designed for masses lonely sparse, blank in between at the baggage claim waiting, waiting waiting for something to turn overlapping disks for movement while hope rises anxious. … Continue reading