the long way home

I took the long way home 
through memories vivid 
as the restored façades
of centuries old buildings, 
stories of family and friends,
of places that have long been
razed to pave the way 
for shopping centers and parking lots
but as the roads narrowed 
the country I love still stands
along winding freight rail tracks
and rivers, just off the highway
in valley hollows and on mountaintops,
flags flying high at local post offices
Main Street centers with gazebos, 
diners and soft serve drive ins, 
corn and soybean fields and cows 
feasting on sweet grass and clover
it was a long and winding road
through the Allegheny countryside, 
the Shenandoah highlands, 
and finally the Blue Ridge
I’m filled to the brim with new memories
grateful to be home where my heart is

~kat

I owe you a few more glimmers and hope to be on track later today as I unpack and settle back in. But for now meet some of the new friends I met during our travels.

Much love, peace, and glimmers to you!

~kat ✨✨✨💚💚💚✨✨✨