east to the west - north to the south,
all the continents and countries
lying in between the two...from the
pacific ocean to the atlantic ocean,
from the americas to europe, africa,
china, russia, india and the middle
east before it was ravaged by wars;
from the south china sea to the persian
gulf and the ancient mediterranean,
from artica to antartica, greenland,
iceland, and to the outback of australia
on our way to new zealand, japan,
and the islands of the philippeans...
around the world we traveled in
wooden ships and sails, catching
the winds wherever we could...
drifting around aimlessly when
there were none... we traded slaves
in africa and colored powder in
china, feasting on pineapples and
wild salmon in the island of hawaii,
around the world we traveled and
were greeted by white men, black
men, brown men, and yellow men
all of whom wished us success in our
travels, sharing their women as
easily as they shared their friendships,
never seeing us as the enemy until
we stole what we were not given...
we were a small group of travelers
and were no match for the throngs
of people we encountered in part,
but our vessels were fast and the
winds were always at our backs.
March 3, 2024
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