November 6, 2017, Prescott-
I’ll go back to Viet Nam, about five years from now.
Nothing I remember is likely to be there.
Yet, I like to see how a nation grows.
I’ll go back to central Maine, in a year, or three.
The people to whom I caused some pain,
are mostly gone away.
Yet, it will be good to make some sort of amends.
I’ll go back to Israel, within the next ten years.
The places I visited, thirty-five years ago,
will be there for centuries to come,
yet, I need to approach them,
with greater reverence.
I’ll go back to Massachusetts,
at least once a year,
until the time comes for
my first angel to take flight.
Yet, I suspect that will be
some years in the future.
I’ll go back to Korea,
sometime in the near future.
Yet, I will be a prodigal son,
both atoning for breaches of manners
and honouring the roots that
my own seed might put down.
I’ll return to the American Southwest,
each time I need to pick myself up.
As here, the desert and mountains
inform as to the way to renewal.
(Note to the nervous ones: I’m not moving anywhere, any time soon.)
A Sagittarian Seeker 
An interesting set of travels you are planning!
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Over the next several years, much will happen.
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Nice itinerary, especially for the heart. Revisiting can be a healing journey.
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Other places, like Carson City, also go without saying as being in the heart.
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A plan for atonement is good and that your heart yearns to make things right -even when time has healed many wounds. Safe travels always (even if those travel plans are in the not so near future)!
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Thanks, Val. I cannot live with myself, without atoning, even belatedly.
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Sounds like fun. Here’s to safe travels for you. I have a little sand in my shoe that is needing attention. 🙂
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Dump it out! 🙂
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An intriguing poem. What keeps you from taking the first step?
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I have the need to continue the work I’ve undertaken, at Prescott High school, for three more years. Some travel will take place between now and 2021, but the longest journey will wait for then.
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Wishing you all the best, for your adventures.
You not only see the places, but will find the history behind these places.
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Taking time to see the whole picture in a place is what gives any experience,both traveling and at home, its inherent value.
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