home

yesterday i arrived in a new city
so far away from my familiar oregon
the waterfalls rushed past toward a new and unfamiliar ocean
red barnyards beckoned to me-promising words from a much older tale
i saw them, knowing all the time that life grows differently here
the country road wound round to the base of the last mountaintop and we cascaded freely down
upon norway’s historic capital town the crowded city streets bustling with busy buyers
all of it reminding me of home
the colorful markets, quiet parks, small places for a treat
these were all familiar in the street
it is now, that i have traveled this far distance away that i can hear the similarity in our humanity
the faces look different, yet hold the same expressions
people laugh, talk, sing-all the same
connecting to each other and learning each other by name
hearts beating together with the eternal tick of time
it is here, thousands of miles away, that i feel most closely connected to my homeland