And Blank PAD 30-2

 

And for the Fun of It

 

Thank you for your words

Poeming together

And for the fun of it.

And Blank PAD 30-1

 

And One More Fling

 

Arizona, Nebraska,

New York, Kenya, Arizona

Around in a ring

Off to a resort in Scottsdale

for one more fling.

Truth or Dare PAD 29-4

 Daring

 

I love to travel,

but after tickets are bought,

tour group decided, plans are made,

I always feel a little bit of fear and trepidation.

What did I get myself into this time?

 

Getting to know the dozen in our tour group,

hearing the loud frogs near our hotel,

bouncing and slushing around in the mud

in safari vehicles, seeing elephants, lions, zebras

gazelles, impalas, monkeys and many other animals,

visiting the museums, the elephant orphanage,

feeding Rothschild Giraffes at the Giraffe Centre,

petting the old blind Baraka the rhino,

seeing an ostrich in an open field

and later tasting one at the Carnivore Restaurant,

boating in Lake Naivasha, watching brave fishermen

with their nets among the dangerous hippos,

walking in the park among giraffes, zebras and water bucks.

 

The many people scurrying here and there,

the many church-goers walking

in their suits and dresses on Sunday,

those selling their wares in tumble-down stands,

the brave women running their bead businesses

and making weavings starting from scratch,

spinning their own wool to support schools and families,

and the children, those wonderful children

who hugged us and inquisitively touched our hair.

 

Despite struggling to meet a writing deadline,

temporarily losing my cell phone,

spending too many schillings, traveler’s diarrhea,

thirty-two exhausting hours of travel home

and coming down with COVID though fully vaccinated,

despite all the hoops and hurdles, it was worth it

and I’m glad I dared go to Kenya.

Truth or Dare PAD 29-3

 

Dare

 

D are to believe Jesus

A nd do not worry

R emember to step out in faith

E ternity awaits

Truth or Dare PAD 29-2

 

Truth

 

T ruth has a name

R edemption, salvation

U nderstanding, wisdom

T he way, the truth, the life

H is name is Jesus

Truth or Dare PAD 29-1

 

I am who I am

No matter how you dare me

I will not give in

Remix PAD 28-3

 

Remix of November 22

 

Transcending Love

 

I saw love in Kenyan school children

as they recited their lessons, 

sang their songs

and then in a sea of blue school uniforms

dark skin, black hair, brown eyes and smiles,

they hugged each one of us

mostly senior, white ladies.

One of the most cherished memories

of my travels in Africa.