FROM WINTER DREAMS TO SPRING COVID
The other day about seven in
The morning I was dreaming
That snow was all over the
Evergreens and the leaves and
Branches of the deciduous trees
My screens were covered with
Snow the way the wind blows it
I was just making peace with the
Situation when I woke up and
Saw the early morning sun
Being ready for snow I was a
Little disappointed, but when
I really woke up I was a happy
Camper. A night to day difference
A story from a fellow traveler a
While back exclaimed about a
Spring when they were confined
It was the most beautiful that anyone
Could remember. The birds singing,
The sun out, and the trees bursting
Into bloom. The people were let out
For only an hour a day. When traveling
By train a lot of bribery took place
It was customary so people weren’t
Taken back. He slept on the ground
While everything was checked at the
Border. He was near the Niger River,
Had the stars above. The faint susurration
Of the river and the murmur of voices
From the nearby village. Patience and
Respect were needed. It cost him
Five pounds in bribes. He had been in
Mali three times and mad a point of
Stating the importance of custom,
Language and protocol. Travel is like
The weather as you never know for sure
Stanski
August 17, 2022, ^
Steve Haarman 