Sunday, May 04, 2025

Cross Country

Sometimes you just want to hop on

That Harley and head off to nowhere

With no given plans,

Or leap on a slow-rolling freight train

To hide and ride thousands of miles

Across vast open lands.

 

A countryside long and wide

Ocean to ocean, border to boundary

To mountainside,

City to forest to desert and canyon

From dawn’s maiden brilliance to eventide.

 

You may fly through bright clouds

Laying claim to her wonders,

Drive her highways and byways in every detail,

View her marvels and monuments,

Forests and foundries,

Follow her mysteries

Down every trail.

 

Whether by train or plane, auto or boat,

No matter how long or how far you may roam

Across this great land, in all of its splendor,

One thing is certain:

There is nowhere like home.

 


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