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Today I was told not to park in Long Term Parking.
To go to Short Term Parking.
Not Daily Parking, that's later.
Just Short Term Parking.
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Before
Maya ancestors gave us
Concept of zero
Sophisticated 20-based mathematics
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Drinking from a mountain stream, ice-cold water.
Walking through a rain forest.Soft, quiet, damp.
Water in my veins
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In Balinese clothes
Down lane to central area
Whole village there
Musicians playing monotony
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Silence as sail boat cuts through water
Burst of activity when tacking
Slap of water against hull
Set anchor, squall approaching
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"Is this all there is to
look forward to in life? "
At first, only a little question allowed in
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The Best Poem Of Charles Todd
Sahara Camel
THEN
Driven to Sahara Desert edge
Blustery day
Didn't want to ride a camel
Talked into it.
Straddled a sitting camel
Then up, up in a disjointed rocking movement
Wet sand blowing in gusts
Wet sand, sharp on skin
Wet sand in behind contacts
Excruciating pain
Corneas scratched
Tied thin scarf over eyes
Lean back down slopes
Don't fall off
Hang on with both hands
Keep sand out of eye
Off camels, back at hotel
Cupped water into eyes, some relief
Horrible pain
Horrible pain
Horrible painful experience
NOW
Proud that we rode camels
in the Sahara Desert
An iconic experience
Almost missed
Rode a camel
Rode a camel
Rode a camel in the Sahara Desert
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