Trigger Warning – Sexual Assault, Violence, War Text below the photos, because this is a very serious blog post about serious issues that involve myself and traumatic events that happened to me and around me. Bootcamp Graduation Photo, here I was a RPSN, Ship (Class) 369. July to September 2000. Graduation Photo Merridian, MS Religious…
Tag: travel
Exploring Options
I’ve recently reopened my dream folder on my computer and have had some interesting ideas spring forth. Before I can allow myself to feel comfortable with the dream, I need to explore why another model of it failed. We were successful in our mission. We excelled at peer to peer groups, financial assistance, and helping…
My Deployment to Djibouti
The travel was intense: Norfolk to Atlanta, Atlanta to FT Benning (renamed now), Ft Benning to Atlanta, Atlanta to Norfolk, Norfolk back to Atlanta, back to FT Benning, Back to Atlanta, back to Norfolk, forward onto Italy, then Bahrain, then Dubai, then Djibouti. Returning home was just as interesting: In-between: Kenya, Ethiopia Djibouti to Dubai,…
Drifting
Drifting on the suns debris, Away into ethereal thoughts, Blue sky vast and deep, Orange haze burns away, Far away into ozone, Ferocious winds churning the roulette, Traveling space lanes, Down the expressway, Away from stars, Away, deep in galaxy, Far away, Into the churning reality of eternity.
Carefree World
Sitting in my new old car, Driving windows down hair blown, Carefree in the wide world, Driving down the hill into unknown, Sitting while feeling free, Carefree in the wide world, Here, there, a bit of everywhere, Feet tip toe, walk, dance, and run, Their merry way in this wide carefree world, Here, and a…
It Is But A Journey
Walking down the trail alone, Dreaming of times long gone, Molding the future ahead, Looking Death in his lonely eyes, Forging a friendship with him, Hardly know who I was, For I have lost myself on the journey of time, Who am I? Who am I? Oh… who am I? Walking these lonely trails, Up…
Poet Traveler
Living as a poet waging war against emotion, Toeing the line against life’s locomtion, Aggravated until exacerbated, Motion activated, opening memories till, Faster than lightening, Capers robbing emotions caravans, Traveling through life, Mastering the commerce of the soul, Traveler resting weary soul, In the bosom of imagination, Which fuels the poet, Through each war that…
Chevy Dreams
Lamborginie dreams, Settling for Chevies, Sunshine lighting pathways, Nightlight parting sheets, Here you are, you and I, Driving high on the highway, Road trip snacks, chips and pop, Listening to all your favorite pop tracks, Making tracks on the highway of life, Caring for one another in the midst of strife.
Traveling By the By
This day flowed by as the wind, Another win in the bank of life, A windy day taking us far away, We look back again and again, Distant memories traveling by,