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That is the only time
I ever spent
outside of North America
Never have I been to
South America, Asia, Africa
or Australia
I have seen countless images
of the other-worldly
magnificent places
and things
that I never saw
upfront and personal
So be it
The truth is
I feel Zero Percent
cultural deprivation
when I can feast my eyes
on this image
and let my mind
wander around
the world
they created
This picture was taken
two years before
I was born
It is a man
and
his 1-year-old daughter
Also known as
my father
and my sister
A line from Jimi Hendrix
comes to mind:
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| Sam and Linda Oliverio |
Some people travel to escape the bonds of family.
ReplyDeleteYou are the antithesis:
You relish the bonds of family to escape
the need to travel.
That comment makes a lot of sense
Deleteand has more than kernels of truth
but as far as "the need to ravel"
is concerned, I have driven or flown
AT LEAST three hundred thousand miles,
almost entirely between New York
and California