There are many ways to escape. Some are physical escapes, which are so much fun. And then, there are the ones which are the fabric of fantasies.
Escape
The time has come again.
Restlessness abounds.
Undeniable urge
Must now be satisfied.
So many choices,
Where is the escape hatch?
Where shall we get away?
To flee from life right here.
Perhaps on an island.
Waves licking at beaches
Of pristine sand and water.
Starfish, seagulls, dolphins.
Maybe to the mountains.
Breezes whistling through pines.
Rocks and trees for to climb.
Mountain lions and deer.
There’s always the forest.
Shady and cool by day.
Great cover by nightfall.
Monkeys, badgers and bears.
Shifting sands of desert.
Blazing sun and cacti.
Painted rocks and mesas.
Camels and sidewinders.
Winds on savannah plains.
Waving tall grass fields.
Bending in the warm wind.
Giraffes and elephants.
Or shall we just stay home
And between the pages find
Adventure calling us
Child, woman and man.
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What is your favorite place to vacation? If you could go somewhere tomorrow (no expense spared), where would it be? Have you ever considered the setting of a book as a vacation spot?
Wendy Reid
/ March 26, 2012It’s a tie between the island and the mountain. Would have chosen forest but I’m terrified of bears. 🙂
Red
/ March 26, 2012I ain’t escared…but I am engaged to a Bear 😉
Raymond Alexander Kukkee
/ March 26, 2012Off I would go to the Australian outback and the mountains of New Zealand. Soon as I get a raise, boss! “:))
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Red
/ March 26, 2012LOL! I hear you! I need one as well! That does sound fun.
Deb
/ March 26, 2012Beach…hand down..just got here too. 🙂
You have yourself a lovey evening!
Hugs, xx
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Red
/ March 26, 2012I hope you are having a wonderful time. I am off to see your newest…as it looks like a glimpse!
Red. xxx
Deb
/ March 27, 2012Thanks for the comment you left me, Red. Relay ordered too, as you know.
How do you manage to blog with so many children to care for?…You’re like a super woman!
Hugs, xx
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Red
/ March 27, 2012Because the are spread over a few decades! My older children are in their twenties; I have a handful of teens; and the little ones are still at home with me and homeschooled. Not so much the super woman. More the super scheduler. It is why my pieces on time management and saying “no” do so well 😉
{HUGZ}
Red.
xxx
Deb
/ March 27, 2012My grandmother on my mother’s side had 22 children…like two baseball teams…lol
I still say your super!
Have a great day!
Hugs, xx
Red
/ March 27, 2012*Grins* If you say so, Deb…
{HUGZ}
Red.
valentinelogar
/ March 27, 2012You know my choice, but I bet you didn’t know I love the desolation of the Desert.
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Red
/ March 27, 2012No, I did. That is another of those sisterly traits which just proves our heritage.
Prenin
/ March 27, 2012I haven’t had a holiday in over 30 years!
The last one was cut short because Neil had spent his money so dad drove us home overnight in a fully loaded estate car at a speed of 80mph along rain soaked back roads in sheep country with no fences.
How we didn’t die I’ll never know, but I had already said a prayer for my imminent death!
I dream of going to Hawaii and taking a look at Pearl Harbour, but first I have to either become a best selling writer, or a lottery millionaire! 🙂
Benefits are not exactly a fortune…
Love and hugs!
Prenin.
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Red
/ March 27, 2012Hawai’i is a beautiful place. I, too, would like to see where the Arizona went down. Though, honestly, it is more about the military connections I have to WWII than it is anything else. I want my children to see the war monuments and touch the ground in some of the places on Earth where blood was shed so they appreciate what was truly sacrificed.
Sounds as thought, whilst you pen your best seller, you shall be vacationing between the pages, my friend!
{HUGZ}
Red.
authormjlogan
/ March 27, 2012AT the family cabin. A fire in the pit. Waves lapping at the shore. Birds calling. I close my eyes and I’m there. I need to go. Today.
Red
/ March 27, 2012Sounds like a wonderful place, Mike.
spilledinkguy
/ March 27, 2012I always manage to stress myself out about vacations… all the planning, and what if this happens… or that. It’s silly. And if I’m away from my projects for too long I get all ancy. Always fun to see new places, though! My list would be LONG… think Japan might be near the top, though (at the moment, anyway)!
🙂
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Red
/ March 27, 2012I think you are going to like the Talk Tuesday topic. It is about figuring out how much relaxation time is appropriate. You need to look at vacation as a source of inspiration! That would mean you are fueling future projects… I would love to see Japan. There is much of the culture and the islands I would want to see and experience.
Red.
Androgoth
/ March 27, 2012I think just relaxing by the sea is enough for me and I don’t need to jet off to some exotic shore either as I am happy to just drive to the coast and take in the sea air… Ahhhh lovely 🙂
I like your poem Red 🙂
Hope your day has been wicked 😉
Androgoth XXx
Red
/ March 27, 2012Judging by tonight’s topic (which goes live in eight minutes) it has been. I love the smell of the ocean. Back to the whole part mermaid thing….
Androgoth
/ March 27, 2012Yes there is nothing that can replace that lovely fresh sea air as it blows in off the shore 🙂 I like to sit in the car and just watch the waves rolling in, listening as they break onto the shore, now that really is relaxing 🙂
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Ahmnodt Heare
/ March 27, 2012I’m like the little piggy who stayed home. I usually have no problem finding something to keep me occupied should I ever get bored from relaxation.
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Red
/ March 27, 2012I think you are going to play right into the next post, Ahmnodt! Good to see you tonight!
Androgoth
/ March 27, 2012I previously added two comments but they seem to have vanished? Hmm… The Gremlins must be on the loose? 😉 lol
Have a great evening Red 🙂
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Androgoth
/ March 27, 2012How odd, it is back… I wonder if it some glitch where it only shows up if I have added my name and website etc? That’s never happened before so no idea on it? 🙂 lol
Be good now 🙂
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Red
/ March 27, 2012It is not supposed to take your comment if you have not entered you information. I had to do that to keep the spambots off of the posts…
Red
/ March 27, 2012They appear all out of order. Hmm…
Androgoth
/ March 27, 2012Yes I added all the info and they posted, but when I returned to look for replies the comments that I had added had disappeared and then when I signed in again to add that they had gone, they appeared again 🙂 lol Yes nuts that…
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