As I look at the current statistics on my weekly blog, I’m amazed at its geographic reaches and have pondered the reasoning. People from around the world drop by weekly to taste my words. Today I veer off of my travelogue of our 12 Day British Isles cruise to a poem about this phenomenon and envision us sitting around an international table.
We sit at a joyful table
Across from each other
My words dancing between us.
We laugh, you point
I nod and we brush shoulders.
Hungry eyes from all over the world
Sit with me and view me through my words!
View my blog
View my thoughts
People I don’t know;
People who don’t know me!
But they come
To my sumptuous table
Filled with enticing flavor in each word.
They look at the title
And
Make the choice to partake.
Wonder
Curiosity
Spirit speaking to spirit
Deep food nourishes your soul.
I have to admit—
Your visit to my table surprises me!
I serve up words
And you eagerly slurp them up!
My blog surprises me!
Personal topics
Ideas
Events
My life happenings
One day at a time
A 66-year-old country girl
Who loves words and stories
Weekly the topic comes.
I let it percolate for days,
Then I write.
What surprises me is
You accept my invitation
And come.
You are interested!
Why, I wonder—
Some from
Iraq & Indonesia
Egypt & Denmark
India & China
Yes, mostly from the United States
With its melting pot of ethnicity.
But a spattering
From around the world
A LARGE SPATTERING!
Again, I ask
Who sits beside you
as you read my words?
A Christian
A Muslim
A Jew
A Buddhist
Who gently nudges your elbow?
A Caucasian?
A Hispanic?
An East Indian?
An African?
At this universal table, a cacophony of smells explodes.
Green chili from New Mexico
Curry
Sage
I invite all to participate!
All are welcome
To sup on my words
To feed on my thoughts
To bask in our communal experience
Because
It’s common
Every day
Universal!
Welcome!
I have so many memories sitting at our round table in Branson listening to my Dad tell his fascinating stories. Join me here in your mind any time you read one of my blogs–I will be waiting for you!
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