Goodbye Summer!

goodbye summer
goodbye home
goodbye paint cans and digging in loam

goodbye stars
goodbye friends
goodbye laughing that never ends

goodbye rim trail
goodbye lake
goodbye dog walks I got to take

goodbye sunsets
goodbye cool
goodbye blisters from my clipping tool

goodbye easy
goodbye Matt
when it gets cold please wear a hat!

That's my feeble attempt at poetry. Bad poetry at that. I was trying to capture the glory of my summer experience. I think it was heightened by the weather in the last few weeks. Fantastic. I enjoyed bonfires, starry skies, time with friends and family and gorgeous surroundings.

I am now back in Tokyo. I arrived Monday night, and Robin has left for Taiwan this morning and will be gone for 10 days. Hardly seems fair. I am here alone, but am determined to make the best of it. Today I had the opportunity to just rest, be alone, get a few things done, read my book and take a nap. My loving husband took great care of me before he left. He shopped, cooked me dinner and put away left-overs so that I didn't have to do much of anything at all today. Jet lag takes a full couple of weeks to completely get over, so I will ease into life here.

Tomorrow morning I will go walking with some friends and catch up on their summer stories. One friend, Regine, went to Mongolia with her family for vacation. I can't wait to hear about it. So as school starts in the 'Burg and friends reconnect, so it will happen here.