my baby's driving
(i can't believe she's fifteen)
and finding her way
Youngest Driver
car
Permitted
with a perfect score
my youngest surprises me
(she’s ready to drive)
Road Trip 2021, Day Twenty-two (The Final Day)
before the long drive,
enjoy the perfect park. shop.
soak up cousin time.
eat your sister’s meal
till the next time you see her.
too long (just too long).
your daughters will drive.
together, we can make it.
we will rule the night.
it’s all we can rule
with the oldest off to school
we can rule the night.
Road Trip 2021, Day Fifteen (Rhode Island Vibes)
a windy beach day
followed by farmers’ market
for tonight’s dinner
Road Trip 2021, Day Fourteen (ROAD Island)
this “bike path” presents:
sea-level cycling; beach
(rode on Rhode Island)
there’s seafood here, too.
and family filled with smiles
and gardening goals
Road Trip 2021, Day Twelve (New England)
three states, three hours,
a short capital lunch break
before breaking waves
Road Trip 2021, Day Three (Canandaigua Love)
words cannot describe
how much these hills feel like home
(what was once my home)
an empty highway,
a rural life, cloudy skies
and. oh yes. this lake.
you can’t picture it.
so let me draw you a map.
my Finger Lakes love.
yes, it’s just a store.
you can only imagine
what a store could be.
Colorado born
yet half my childhood is
upstate New York bred
can you taste the plums?
fresh from the roadside farm stand
just pop them in. wait.
you’ll be here with me.
choosing the best ears of corn.
loving, loving life.
Road Trip Ready
packed up and ready
with the bikes fully secured
for our summer trip
a packed-up cooler
electric, adaptable:
symbol of planning
itinerary
revised, rewritten, reread,
printed for Plan Z
(there is no Plan Z)
there is just the dream, the trip
on these four tires
Colorado Born and Bred
Berthoud Pass driving
sisters learn two years apart
same day, different face
Road Rays
sunrise to sunset
with a step in history
to bring us back home
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