10

Unfamiliar tastes roll out
spicy language on the tongue.

9

lost: wildlife camping,
tallgrass prairies viewed up close,
highway refuges

8

zippers pulled tight, campfire coal
gathered, eradiating

7

to pack climaxes in bags full
of openings and these
departures, fumes and noise

6

night breeze wafting, citrine moon,
campfire tales... we leave too soon

5

So far, so far, and
yet still here, still in the midst
of the sky.

Travel Kasen: When to Post

Thanks to Luba for starting our new Travel kasen. Weekly post days:

Janet: Tuesday
Sneza: Thursday
Mark: Friday
Luba: Saturday
HAT: Sunday

Just a few reminders: Can you add the label "Travel" to your posts for our Travel kasen? That way, we'll be able to easily find each of the verses for the whole thread. Also, we've sort of unofficially been titling each verse by number so that we'll know where we are going... toward 36!

4

Distances carved in minutes,
counted in latitudes, degrees

3

Draw up equations that fraction
the possibility of moving along
curved dimensions among

2

Mud clings drags sucks backward but
the path-- there is one-- forward.

Traveling

Maps seeded with hope;
small, stray ink marks press paper
like feet on soft soil