Poem: On Traveling the Walk

I’ve traveled.

Traveled far enough to know

what traveling actually means:

·         confusion

·         vacation delusion

·         itineration variation

·         miscommunication

·         obfuscation

Slight mispronunciations

offer sights usually left unseen.

So, I’ve walked.

Walked streets with similar names

where strangers make friends slow:

·         Old Market Street

·         Rue du Vieux Marché

·         Antigua Calle del Mercado

·         Oude Markt Straat

·         Alt Marktstraße

Sight gives rise to views

often slighted by guide books.

I’ve traveled so I’ve walked.