Far Away Places

Far away places with strange sounding

names have always appeal to me.

White sanded beaches, snow covered

mountains, remote,exotic places,

I long to see.

To go snorkeling in clear tropical

waters with myriads of brightly

colored fish, that would be my wish.

To travel on an African safari,

seeing elelphants and rhino

before they become extinct,

to me would be a privilege I would

deem quite distinct.

I'd like to walk on the Great

Wall of China, or on Mt. Fuji stand.

How excited I would be to see Australia,

New Zealand, or some other distant land.

Imagine walking the busy streets of

Paris, with all its noisy traffic!

If I can't go there...

I'll read about it in the National Geographic.

by Elaine J. Roark,

1992