in argentina
it is interesting
hiking in the pampas
in the peat bogs
in ushuaia
with the brits
who kept
referring
to the malvinas
as the falklands
walking to the head of the line
talking to the leader
in spanish
i was glad to leave
the colonials behind
in the bogs
they have them too you know
those peat bogs
at home
in the uk
wooly mammoths are resurrected there
and bog people
who are very old
and intact
still one tourist
a little plump
fell into a bog
and had to be pulled out
by the leader
she almost lost her pants
in the bog
maybe they would have been found
a thousand years later
there are unparalleled oil reserves
in the malvinas
argentinians know this
and don’t appreciate
the commonwealth
idealogy
rationalizing
taking their oil
and island away
one knew all this
and was ill at ease
hiking in the pampas
with the brits
in the bogs
because as an american
it felt odd
for a change
to be in another country
and not be the one
in the wrong
OH YES!!! I REALLY REALLY LOVE THIS!!!! On so many levels, you really hit the ball out of the park and it is possibly still in orbit.
Lea- You are a kindred spirit. Thank you. Your saying this means so much to me. It is wonderful to be understood. I hope you know this. Merci my friend.
Cindy, were there any pictures to accompany this post? They would be very interesting.
Paul
Paul-
Yes, I will look. But I am going back in a few weeks to Patagonia for almost month with my new camera!!!Will be one week at the hiking location. It is knock your socks off gorgeous. I was planning on posting as I travel which is a lot of fun! Should be photography ecstasy with The Beagle Channel, the glaciers and pampas of Patagonia. So hopefully you will be looking at some photos very soon! Cheers to you my friend.
Looking forward to the pics.
Paul
Great post Cindy!! Looking forward to the pictures too : )
Thank you! It will be great to post as I go with my new camera!!! Thanks for commenting!
“I really, really love” too, not just this post (though). But the amazing spirit of a sophisticated, and gracious world traveler in you! Thank you for the inspiration, Ms. Cindy! = )
Thank you for all your intelligent posts and this very thoughtful comment and cheers to you too! <3
great poem!
You are very kind and I am going to see who you are right now…..
Great poem. “it felt odd
for a change
to be in another country
and not be the one
in the wrong”
I like this line:) We are all guilty…
Sadly, we are.
Cindy this poem is brilliant – the subtlety the matter of factness, the empathy, the honesty and acceptance of culpability blew me away. And it speaks volumes for the kind of person you are, and it is probably because of people like you that we haven’t yet blown ourselves out of existence.
Ahhhh, you are so very kind. It is so wonderful, being understood, and I love my blogging friends so much! Hugs to you~ <3 <3
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So I’m here at the post where it all began for you. I have a lot of questions as to how you grew your blog. What plans are you on, because it seems a combination of both premium and business. Ans it seems you have opted to not have ads, I wonder why?
Hi Gottfried! I was just over reading some of your posts and enjoying them. Regarding your questions, yes, you are correct, I have premium and business, and I don’t have ads because I don’t like them. As far as growing a blog, it came naturally because blogging is an interactive activity, where you get to meet and converse with creative people from all over the world, people like you, whom I never would have an opportunity to meet were it not for blogging. I love this aspect of blogging which is why it feels natural to me. Blogging enables me to become part of an international community of creative, kind people. Being part of this community is important to me. So if you are interested in growing your blog, do what you just did with me. Read people’s posts, make comments on them, ask questions, be interested in them and their thoughts, feelings and creativite output. Being interested in your fellow bloggers and what they produce is a genuine way to grow your blog and it requires little effort because it is fun. Trust yourself. You are already on your own path and your blog is great!
Thank you for the vote of confidence. I’m taking your advice to the T
Just take any pieces of it that work for you, and disregard the rest.