Beach Hikes

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Beach hikes are the best because there is no elevation. I can walk for miles, barefooted, sand between my toes and shells strewn along the way. Waves repeating melody cancels the cares of the world, healing power of sound and saltwater.

Except in some beaches of Portugal where the hike to the small beach among rugged cliffs is near impossible. A road leads down, the surf pounds and beware of being pulled under.

In Crete the road winds along sharp curves, narrow, sometimes one lane, for miles going down until finally, there is an expanse of beach, pink sand and clear water.

in any season

this offering to the land

brought by the sea

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Hope to Return

Maybe at Christmas

or next year

to return to Portugal

learn the language

hike on a rugged

coastline

to the surf

of Mediterranean

or Atlantic

hope to return

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NaPoWriMo prompt to the concept of return. Last day for thirty days of writing poetry. So hoping there will be a return to traveling.

Sem Vacina Sem Entrada

Flying nonstop to Portugal

any day now any day

not without a vaccine they say

add it to your yellow card

have to show at entry point

no country will be exempt

Sem Vacina Sem Entrada

the sign reads

No Vaccine No Entry

will open up the world again

Lost and Found

Just be aware

of the pickpockets

in Athens

on the train

people in front of the doors

that won’t open

now a hand has unzipped

a purse and wallet coming out

caught in the act

thieves working

planned target

move away unsuccessful

A purse is left

at Fortaleza de Sagres

in Portugal

when realized

you run back to where it is

a man sees you running

follows and speaking French

tells you that his wife

has found your bag

you can speak French

bag returned

new friends from Paris

Beehive Mantra

Under Lisbon bridge

people sit in lotus position

while the sound

of a thousand bees

falls to their ear

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Algarve Sunset

South in Portugal

Mediterranean seascape sunset

lingers til dark

Lights from the fishermen’s boats

dot the smooth waters

their nets bring in a catch

sold to the market

in early morning

fresh eyes of many fish

glisten from their bed

of ice

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dVerse prompt to use the word “set” in a quadrille

Language

For a second

can’t remember

what country I’m in

or if I’m even in

a country

or the world of

confounded language

on a day of shining sun

lost in

my own body of experience

regardless of home

sound of English singing

in Portuguese

Traveling

Today I am going traveling

ten countries in two months

as I move from place to place

eating as I go

don’t forget the sandwich

francesinha

at Bufete Fase

it will make all

other sandwiches

seem like nothing

 

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This might turn into a travel/poetry blog as I begin my big adventure