Road Trip 2019: Minnesota, Day Five

driving through trees, lakes

we leave Dakota behind

for the greatest lake

Road Trip 2019: North Dakota, Day Four

a frontier village

with world-record bison

thank you, Dakota

a cider dog fest

on a random Fargo night?

(mead is delicious)

the northern midwest

is a reality show

of kindness at play

Road Trip 2019: North Dakota

i never listen

when someone says it’s boring

i always find fun

North Dakota wins

kindness, camping, paddling

and late-night sunsets

Earth lodge history

and indigenous genius

round out this cycle

with Art Deco touch

to capitalize the north

and give us this view

all in a day’s work:

this “boring” state makes dreams bright

campfires and all

Road Trip 2019: Dakotas, Day Two

from flat Dakota

emerges a river trail

hard on legs and kids

but water wins views

however it meanders

giving life to all

Road Trip 2019: Dakota, Day One

from womb to witness

our baby sees Mt. Rushmore

thirteen years later

even butterflies

and puppies couldn’t withhold

their love for the road

What Wasn’t Said

book club getaway:

everything you can picture

(a rich man’s world)

all the hikes and views

we could only hope to own

with our simple steps

The Golden Gate

just one hour out

you can shed your city life

for backpacking dreams

Since Second Grade

best friends forever

no continent can destroy

the love they have built

Climactic

hailstorm destruction

ten minutes of hell falling

ruin to garden

Stand Up. Paddle.

my oldest happy?

so hard for me to earn now.

worth every penny.