an intense hike day
with a mid-Atlantic dip
in the midst of love
a cafe awaits
in the midst of all trails here
Tarta de Nata!!
afternoon beach time
cheap to rent umbrella, chairs
on Moroccan sand
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Ten
poetry
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Nine
stressful travel day
of planes, trains, automobiles,
worrisome charges
Madeira calms us
with its volcanic beauty,
nice people, great fish
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Eight
everyone loves pies
especially my “sailor”
sailing in England
his dream, to be here
honoring Admiral Nelson
at pub built for him
the travel bug bites
a little later for some
(i’m glad it but him)
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Seven
sometimes all you need
is a dish you’ve never tried
to spice up the bed
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Six
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Five
Nelson rests his soul
at London’s tourist heart
in Trafalgar Square
unobstructed views
of the man, the miracle
he finally saw it
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Four
he finally sees
his HMS Victory
in her dry dock bed
how victorious
twenty-five years we’ve waited
to take this long trip
always toting kids
or visiting our family
never alone time
the fish and chips speak
whispers of a turquoise sea
beckoning us: more
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Three
monumental start
to a pretty walking trip
of a London day
Tower Bridge tour
with views of the mighty Thames
where they built this town
an historic bar
rebuilt four centuries back
for beers in cellars
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Two
jet-lagged beginning
for a slow and easy day
goals: tea, nature, food
the Thames is perfect,
Chelsea is as sweet as pie,
London has orchids
with perfect planning
(cutting onions with bad knives)
we’ll eat cheap; sweet prize
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day One
with first flight canceled,
a frenzied drive across town
against Swift traffic
we made it in time
to a line wrapped three times round
the doomed terminal
we had just hours
after a year of planning
to catch the right plane
at the airport bar
post-security panic
we toasted our luck
he saw my new ‘do
the grins of relief returned
twenty-five years in
on board, luck joined us
with a whole row to ourselves
on “overbooked” flight
what a start to our
silver anniversary
purple as the sun
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