Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Goodbye (for now)....and hello....

the bags are packed (every pound allowed by the airline thoughtfully taken advantage of). so i'll steal a few moments to enjoy the back yard...and "ponder"

Goodbye shorts and tank tops, and cute (but un-sturdy and impractical) flip-flops (i've really enjoyed wearing you this summer)
Goodbye Salads, and cheeseburgers and sweetcorn and blueberries.
Goodbye unlimited wonderful coffee.
Goodbye bike rides.
Goodbye grass, and trees and flowers...and the little waterfall in the backyard that sounds so nice.
Goodbye deck - and all the moments of quite, laughter and conversation i've enjoyed on you.
Goodbye pontoon boat.
Goodbye games with friends and family...and coffee dates and ice cream runs.
Goodbye quite dark bedroom. (sleep sure is nice in you!)
Goodbye fast Internet.
...See ya later dear friends (not goodbye to you...just see ya later).

it may not seem like it yet, but this is not a "sad" blog-post. i'd like to say "hello" too...
Hello Kolkata.
Hello WMF Kolkata community.
Hello Sari Bari.
Hello really tasty street food.
Hello Chick-pea curry (oh man, is it good!)
Hello colors and celebration.
Hello down-stairs neighbors who i get to chat with often
Hello Bengali study (and getting understanding and being able to say more)
Hello new friends - who don't know me quite as well as the ones over here...but that's just cause we haven't had enough time yet...
Hello endless possibilities.
...I'm really looking forward to seeing you.

3 comments:

Mandy said...

"hello endless possiblities"

love that

Sheila said...

beautiful.

David B. said...

This is great! I might plagiarize this before I head back to Buenos Aires.