Where Did I Lose My Name? #poetry #travel
Somewhere between LAX, Charlotte and Baltimore I lost my identity in the airplane engine’s intake (or in the Starbuck’s line) I was sucked in spun about spit out on a cup what remains are three...
View ArticleMemory’s Sandy Remnants #poetry #photography #travel
In my shoes lays a trace little flecks of sand carrying vibrant still stories and songs I miss my summer friends In my pocket my fingers lace reminders of a far off land memory the fibers fill days...
View ArticleHut #Acholi #Uganda #atozchallenge
Big enough for two ants compete with the size kitchen outside Sand castles spring cleaning adds more rooms fit for a king I am off the grid for the next couple of days but will check back to see how...
View ArticleLions and …. Monkeys “Oh My” #uganda #atozchallenge
“Here kitty kitty” I whisper from my seat looking very un-edible I don’t rise to my feet I can hear her breathe she waits still for her prey her whiskers flick not staying to play * Monkeys watch from...
View ArticleThe Case of the Absent Q #atozchallenge #Uganda #acholi
A beautiful language almost like a song letters and accents sounds short, some long * this old tribal tongue I looked hard didn’t see the Q is missing oh woe, woe is me * quite lost without questions...
View ArticleLake Victoria #atozchallenge #Uganda
Sunday picnic families and friends relax one day to enjoy waters lap along the edge one man is angry chases another friends laugh drama in Africa same all over the world Lake Victoria is named after...
View ArticleZebra #atozchallenge #Uganda
I can’t count your stripes or see through the trees white and black patterns are camouflage it seems There were no zebras on safari in Uganda. The ranger told us the herds in that part of the...
View ArticleOne Way #Uganda
I have dotted my eyes and crossed my teas some of the animals made me sneeze what I hold now happily in my hand is a one way ticket to a distant land of Uganda I write and hope to serve the people...
View ArticleUnlikely #photochallenge #uganda
Unlikely is this magenta Fort backdrop Nile sunset If you know me, you know I have tried to work in Liberia, No. Africa, Congo and So. Africa. I never thought of Uganda, the Nile or mosquito...
View ArticleJoy in Tears #Uganda #butterfly #children #goodbye
I waved goodbye to my little Bethany who has been my friend over many years and many countries. We tell stories about Jesus together. Today she chose to leave with a friend. Her name is Stella and she...
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