Travel Writers' Rites and Rights Comic poem 203

My husband likes mountain biking

Me? Swimming pools, ground floor motels

He likes camping, motor bikes, tents

I prefer small, five-star hotels

My husband climbs a volcano

He jogs to raise heartbeats and sweat 

But for me gyms are a no-no

Find Jacuzzis, Western toilets

Travelling is a compulsion

We're running from and running to

I'm willing to brave adventure

But I'll leave the driving to you

If the plane's late and we must wait

I won't complain, just claim, survive

When the plane has landed safely

It's just enough to be alive

I must be taken door to door

All clothes and shoes stacked in the car

It takes us a week to check-in

And unpack wherever we are

I'm running away from my home

I'm running away from my stress

I'm running away from clutter

Soon the hotel room's the same mess

I've been to so many places

I need to check where I have been

Seen vineyards on each continent,

Bought green bottles of each cuisine

I'm taking photos all day long

Station murals, symbols on trains

Sheep block the road, grinning shepherd

Small seats, set meals on grand big planes

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Recording everything as if

For a future book on the past

Record like I'll live for ever

Record as if today's my last

Record: when things are different

Record: to show we're all the same

Record: to praise things to copy

Car hire dents: prove I'm not to blame.

To share excitement with the world

Send parents secrets on WhatsApp

To show that I've arrived safely

To prove that I've got safely back

I cannot show the hat I've lost

I never show streets without lights

I find bargains, complain of costs

But never show mosquito bites

Past tsunamis, wars, ghosts, murders

Endless mysteries to unravel

 Australia  - Albania

Yo-yo, boomerang of travel.

Now we've Instagram, Pinterest

Interviews and video clips

What do I share from my travel

Warnings, secrets, and handy tips.

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Copyright Angela Lansbury, 2023 26 July.

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