Driving to work in the early dark and very foggy morning
Hands clenched tight on the steering wheel as I make my way down the freeway
By the time I got to where I was going (45 min later) the fog was clearing
And I marveled at the mist on the foothills of the mountains where the sun was just rising
By then I wasn’t too scared and tense to enjoy the beauty along the road
Driving home 8 hours later in the late afternoon
It was cloudy but clear- and I was taking the back roads home – away from the traffic
Through green fields full of flocks of lazy sheep and jumping lambs
The sun was just beginning to set over the mountains on the west
And I watched hawks fly and swoop overhead to land on the power lines along the road
But this time my hands were not clenched on the wheel but tapping to the music
Yes it can be a stressful commute – but somehow it is still incredibly breathtakingly beautiful
And I am grateful to be here.
It is a beautiful drive – I’m in a valley between the Cascade Range and Coastal Range mountains. Everything is green and growing from all the rain we’ve had this winter. But I mostly love the green fields full of flocks of sheep and lambs on both sides of the road.
I was wishing that I could just hold a camera as I was driving down the long road. I’ll find a way to do it. Yep the Willamette Valley is gorgeous this time of year.
ok your commute sounds STUNNING.
also i really enjoyed this poem–it is as pretty as i imagine the scenery. “lazy sheep and jumping lambs” is a lovely line in particular.
Thank you @anothernicole Actually I tried it this morning from 6:45 -7:30 and again it was marvelous and really fills my soul. I may have to rethink getting another job.
Nah – the drive will always be there.
But it truly is awesome… I glad you liked it as a poem as it was very unintentional
stpauligurl
February 11, 2020 at 9:34 PM
Day 11
Driving to work in the early dark and very foggy morning
Hands clenched tight on the steering wheel as I make my way down the freeway
By the time I got to where I was going (45 min later) the fog was clearing
And I marveled at the mist on the foothills of the mountains where the sun was just rising
By then I wasn’t too scared and tense to enjoy the beauty along the road
Driving home 8 hours later in the late afternoon
It was cloudy but clear- and I was taking the back roads home – away from the traffic
Through green fields full of flocks of lazy sheep and jumping lambs
The sun was just beginning to set over the mountains on the west
And I watched hawks fly and swoop overhead to land on the power lines along the road
But this time my hands were not clenched on the wheel but tapping to the music
Yes it can be a stressful commute – but somehow it is still incredibly breathtakingly beautiful
And I am grateful to be here.
Love, February
stpauligurl
February 11, 2020 at 9:34 PM
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Ms. Rabbit 🐇
February 11, 2020 at 9:47 PM
Sounds so pretty. 😍
stpauligurl
February 12, 2020 at 4:23 AM
It is a beautiful drive – I’m in a valley between the Cascade Range and Coastal Range mountains. Everything is green and growing from all the rain we’ve had this winter. But I mostly love the green fields full of flocks of sheep and lambs on both sides of the road.
Ms. Rabbit 🐇
February 12, 2020 at 9:19 AM
I often have long commute too, but it’s all forest of concrete here. So… envy. 😍
stpauligurl
February 12, 2020 at 11:36 AM
I was wishing that I could just hold a camera as I was driving down the long road. I’ll find a way to do it. Yep the Willamette Valley is gorgeous this time of year.
another woodalchi nicole recruit
February 12, 2020 at 6:55 AM
ok your commute sounds STUNNING.
also i really enjoyed this poem–it is as pretty as i imagine the scenery. “lazy sheep and jumping lambs” is a lovely line in particular.
stpauligurl
February 12, 2020 at 11:35 AM
Thank you @anothernicole Actually I tried it this morning from 6:45 -7:30 and again it was marvelous and really fills my soul. I may have to rethink getting another job.
Nah – the drive will always be there.
But it truly is awesome…
I glad you liked it as a poem as it was very unintentional
another woodalchi nicole recruit
February 12, 2020 at 11:43 AM
hahaha! February makes accidental poets, too, it seems. And good ones at that. <3 <3 <3