Her Rucksack

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 04 Apr 2011
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32 comments
 

When we give you this,
we’ll throw in, as well,
Niagara Falls...
the Rocky Mountains
with their shawl
of Bristlecone Pines...
a dozen or so
grazing, Bighorn Sheep.

You may as well have, too,
the Long Son Pagoda –
complete with dragons
breathing fire...
the Sapa Valley
with its crooked seams
of rice fields...

its Sunday night market,
where wide-eyed
kids ran rings around
the English lady
with hair
the colour of straw...
who wanted you
to have this...
to take her places
she never saw.

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Comments

Submitted by jennifer on
Oh, the ache of longing to travel has just unravelled in my heart! J x

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks for reading, Jennifer. My granddaughter too has that ache...as did my daughter. Tina

 

Submitted by seashore on
This is great, Tina - heartfelt.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Many thanks, Coral. Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Oh to be young again, with the freedom to go where you want with the spirit of adventure. I read all this in your poem Tina. Really brought back the memories. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Much appreciated, Jenny. Tina

 

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Wonderful and original poem - love this Tina. :-)

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, so very much, fb;-) Tina

 

Submitted by maggyvaneijk on
beautiful, it's so subtle but still says just enough the pull at my heart strings, I could read it over and over again

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Appreciate your words, maggy;-) Thank you. Tina

 

Submitted by littleditty on
the younguns out on their travels -'it's a wonderful world' -very touching poem tina xx

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Ta, ld;-)xx

 

Submitted by barryj1 on
This is the sort of poem you read slowly or, if you make the mistake as I did of starting out too fast, you go back to the top of the page and read with leisurely deliberation so as not to miss what's there. Great writing!

barryj1

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Pleased you enjoyed, barry and I really appreciate your lovely comment;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Kilb50 on
Really enjoyed this!

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Great, Kib! Many, many thanks;-)

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Sand Lady, hello. Delightful and sad. "...its Sunday night market,where wide-eyed kids ran rings around the English lady..." Were you sprinkling silver sand and tears in exchange for rice in Sappa Valley?
ScoZen

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
And hi to you! I may very well have been, ScoZen. Such a beautiful image you created with your words. Thank you;-) Sand Lady

 

Submitted by Highhat on
You took us all for a journey here and we saw what she may never have seen!!! ;)Pia

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Pia - what a lovely way to put it. You are so very right...and one of the first trips she will be taken on, is to the wilds of Dartmoor this summer, when her granddaughter, Ashley, attempts her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Medal Award. She is hoping that her Auntie Andrea will bring her good luck. I shall let you know if she does indeed smile down on her, and in the meantime, keep my fingers crossed;-) Many thanks again for your kind and thoughtful words. Tina

 

Submitted by shoe on
I was just going to say this is a lovely poem, but your last comment makes it so much more than that. A gem.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Shoe, really pleased you thought so;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Highhat on
I'm sure Auntie Andrea is the best good luck charm but I have oddles of time so I will cross my fingers too. atb ;)Pia

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Pia - yes, I don't think there could be a better one, indeed, but keep those fingers tightly crossed, and I'll let you know how she gets on;-) Tina

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Sand Lady. A quick note re your reply to Pia. re young Ashley on her Gold medal award. Tell her I shall donate a contribution to the Sue Ryder Hospice in memory of her auntie Andrea. I live nearby so I will be watching from Haytor. Regards.
ScoZen

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Well hello there, ScoZen, What a wonderful area to live. You are very lucky, and so I guess if you are into rock-climbing that day, Haytor would give you a better view than anywhere. I shall let you know, most certainly, when she will be on Dartmoor, and you can cheer her on...if not actually, maybe you can send some positive thoughts her way. She is quite some young lady, but then I would say that;-) As to your gesture regarding the Sue Ryder Hospice, I am more than touched, and thank you, so very much, on Andrea's behalf. Except, 'thank you' doesn't seem enough, but I think you know what I mean;-) I hope your day is as sparkling as mine, here in East Anglia, and if not, I'll send you some of my sunshine;-) Cheers and thanks again. Sand Lady;-)

 

Submitted by Dark Fox on
hello, I never did Duke of Edinburgh awards. This poem makes me wish I did. The thrill of travel should be in everyone's veins but as is often the case, people get worried like I did. This is a great peom again. You are always a great and inspiring writer. Dark Fox

Kayleigh Nichols

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Dark Fox, many thanks for your kind words. Yes, granddaughter Ashley got her Silver, two years ago. Whilst she was underaking one part of her journey, in the Cotswolds, I think, she became quite ill with asthma, brought on by hay-fever. It didn't stop her completing the course though, and only spurred her on to go for gold, two years later. Her aim in life is to travel, just like her auntie, and hopefully, one day live in the States. Such is her dream;-) Don't worry though, Dark Fox, I'm with you. They didn't get their love of travel from me...I get lost, even in my own back yard, so stay put, most of the time;-) Glad you enjoyed the poem, and thanks again;-) Tina

 

Submitted by rjnewlyn on
Well Dartmoor is a very good starting point - if I could write poetry I'd probably stick to that place, for all the Rockies and Sapa Valleys. But it was good to be carried along with your dreams. 'The call of faraway places' as Edgar Reitz's Heimat puts it (I think). Rob

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
I agree you with you, Rob - we do have some stunning and spectacular scenery here...Dartmoor being but one of many such places. Applecross in the highlands of Scotland has to be my favourite, as was Plockton, until the tourists moved in;-) Tina

 

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