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Homer Odyssey – Alaska – Haiku 13

Posted on July 18, 2013 3 Comments

Snow tipped stone towers fields of purple petaled weeds rushing rivers roil This haiku and photo give just a glimpse of the beauties we’ve seen. Detailed stories and poems of our Canada/Alaska drive await. Today is our last day of challenging Alaska driving and we arrive in Homer. This may also be the last post […]

Homer Odyssey – Bellingham, WA – Haiku 8

Posted on July 11, 2013 8 Comments

Beautiful Bellingham, Washington Tall lush deep green trees curtains over winding roads scenic country drive We did it, drove to Bellingham, Washington using back roads and avoided Interstate 5 except for a five minute mistake, yesterday, in Everett, looking for Broadway, which we did find. This haiku describes the drive from Everett to Bellingham, today, primarily […]

Homer Odyssey – Ellensburg, WA – Haiku 7

Posted on July 9, 2013 11 Comments

Haiku 7 – Ellensburg, WA Ebony hides shine in summer sun, cows munch grass moo, stare at humans We’re spending our second of four nights in the state of Washington. This part of the drive has been filled with winding roads ascending and descending. The weight in our trunk acts like an accelerator when we […]

Homer Odyssey – Baker City, Oregon – Haiku 6

Posted on July 7, 2013 4 Comments

Haiku 6 – Winding Roads, Baker City, Oregon Mountains meander sharp curving roads do challenge driving loaded car. I have been driving for little more than five continuous years and most of that time has been in sparsely populated Indian nations. This journey is presenting me with situations I’ve not encountered before which I suppose, […]

Homer Odyssey – Two Haikus

Posted on July 5, 2013 2 Comments

Haiku 3 – Moab Fourth Ephemeral lights rainbow brilliant expansions hypnotic fireworks I managed to smile after surviving five lane highway driving from Provo, Utah, through Salt Lake City to Ogden, Utah where the mountains create a beautiful backdrop. I’ve avoided freeway driving during my short driving experience but this trip is placing me on […]

Homer Odyssey – Arches National Park – Haiku #2

Posted on July 4, 2013 12 Comments

Wind and time sculpt rock towers and arches sublime sing silent anthems. We observed July 4th by celebrating one of this country’s natural treasures, Arches National Park, just outside of Moab. These are just a few of the beautiful structures we saw.

Odyssey to Homer, Alaska – Haiku 1 – Moab

Posted on July 3, 2013 9 Comments

Heat seeps into pores walk beneath Moab’s towers tasty food beckons. Moab, Utah is a tourist town and we’re staying here for two days. These photos capture a little of the feel of the town. As for tasty food, I had a portobello mushroom M.O.A.B. (Mother of all burritos) at Miguel’s Baja Grill. And I […]

The Constancy of Change – Haiku

Posted on June 30, 2013 8 Comments

The Pain of Packing. Tears well with moving. […]

A Poem – Sleep

Posted on June 23, 2013 8 Comments

On full moon nights, for some strange reason, I often feel very tired. Or maybe this time, a week of packing books and moving stuff for a garage sale has left every bone in my body weak and exhausted. So, the following poem is quite appropriate for today. SLEEP Sleep is my lover. He embraces […]

Moving to Alaska’s Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea

Posted on June 16, 2013 19 Comments

Yesterday morning, as I did my yoga, I felt a stab of sadness and loss because we are leaving our spacious three bedroom home in the “center of the universe” Hopiland, to begin a new life in Homer, Alaska, the cosmic hamlet by the sea. Also known as the “end of the road” because the […]