Written for: Phoenix Rising – Planes, & Boats & Cars (& Trains & Bikes)
So our travels are over for another Summer. We’ve seen and wrote about many places. Today let’s celebrate the means of our travels. Pick a mode of transportation and write with that inspiration in mind. Sometimes, getting there is half the fun. Take us along however you go!
In the rich wooden
parlor cars, curtained
in red velvet, I dine
on fine china, drink
from crystal goblets.
At times travel is delayed
by weather, a small hitch
easily assuaged by scenery
of mountains and seas.
Stops occur in exotic places,
and you say goodbye
to faces that have become
familiar. From Paris
to Istanbul, the Orient
Express is the finest
way to travel.