“Road Trip from Denver, CO to El Paso, TX” by Jane Beal

first haiku of the road trip

ice shatters like glass

and scatters across the road –

melting in sunlight

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a lune for Colorado

blue mountains

golden, sunlit sky –

miracles

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second haiku of the road trip

green guardians stand

overlooking rocks and snow—

human souls whiz by

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a rhyming couplet for New Mexico

white clouds sweep low over the plain —

like angels’ wings now comes the rain.

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Just saw a painting of la Virgen de Guadalupe

on the side of a tin barn.

I’m in Las Vegas & halfway there.

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Adios, Albuquerque!

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After the delay for dinner in Soccoro

and a small car problem, now thankfully fixed,

I am now back on the road.

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Just entered the Lone Star State. Woo-hoo! God bless Texas.

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A fireworks show just as I drive into El Paso!

Welcome, welcome y bienvenido.

Estoy aquí.

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Good morning, New Year’s Day 2013!

(after a 24 hour shift)

— at Maternidad La Luz

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On the way home

the road disappears into a blue sky:

the mountains beyond are invisible

Jane Beal