Last night we sailed beneath the promise of a full moon. Standing on our deck above the ship’s wake, black diamond water glistened in lunar sheen. We awakened to a new day, hearts filled with gratitude and love, in Australia. We stand now, feet firmly on the ground, spirits soaring as we gaze together upon Sydney’s iconic bridge and opera house. The journey continues.
full moon graces sea
waves alit with wondrous glow
lunar toast to love
Shared with DVerse. Apologies again to my readers as we continue on this amazing journey: Oct 25 to December 2. Two cruises back-to-back with very little time or ability to connect to the Internet. Thus I cannot read from my dVerse poet friends’ posts. Once back to Boston, shall be in my normal writing AND reading pattern. Hoping you will excuse me.
lillian the home poet 
Happy journeys!
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It was grand! 🙂
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You are excused! I’ll bet the super moon was superb down that way.
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It was amazing to see, and right off our ship’s deck. Feet firmly on Boston solil again…although jet lag is in full gear. Sydney was 16 hours ahead of Boston….exhasusted by 10 pm….awake from 2 to 5 AM and then slept till 10:45 AM. Patience needed….it wil all work out. Back to writing for dVerse and posting today — posted one for fun yesterday too. Will be glad to get back to my early morning reading with hot coffee in hand. Have missed all of you! 🙂
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We have missed you as well!
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Sounds like a fabulous trip!
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It was indeed! Just back on Saturday — working through laundry, a serious case of jet lag (our last 5 days were in Sydney and it’s 16 hours ahead of Boston), and Christmas preparation. 🙂 Discovered nonalcoholic ginger beer in New Zealand and hope to find a good brand here 🙂
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The adventure is always worth the laundry and lag 🙂
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Wow, happy journey ~
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Joyful it was! Shall be the muse for many a future poem I’m sure.
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Of course you’re excused! It’s nice to hear from you and see your pics…enjoy your time away.
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Was a magical journey! Shall be some future poems from my trip’s muse I’m sure. Glad to be back!
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I love the haiku at the end of this wonderful haibun sent to us all the way from Oz. A true haibun in the purest sense.
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I always revel when I get a haiku praise from you! 🙂 Back home now….working on adjusting and getting through the jet lag. Last 5 days in Sydney….actually the whole trip was Singapore, Bali, Australia and New Zealand….most of the time 14, 15 and 16 hours ahead of Boston. So it’s tomorrow there now if that makes sense. My body still doesn’t know what present tense it’s in! 🙂
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Very nice. Hope you’re having a great trip.
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It was the journey of a lifetime!
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Love the “postcard”, safe travels.
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Missed you guys. It was the journey of a lifetime. Shall be the muse for many an upcoming poem I’m sure. Glad to be back although the jet lag has my body trying to figure out what present tense it’s in! 🙂
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Hi Lillian..
love the photos..
as i for one am
mostly a visual
iMage thiNker
side-tracked on words
for now.. hehe.. ah.. the political
news has been a terrific dArk muse..
now back to
Love
as
Love
grows Super moon muse2..
Hope you continue to enjoy
your travels as truly for me it is
a gift to see photos coming
on the fly
of heARt
no different
than words that
stream
that
way
free..:)
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It was a marvelous journey – trip of a lifeimte. Disheartening to come home to a different country. I keep telling myself, we must not let hatred and division win. We must revel in goodness.
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SMiLes my friEnd..
A revolution oF Fear..
Hate.. and sadly ignorance
Has spoken and learned to
Walk..
But a DancE and SonG
Can And WiLL sTiLL
BeCome A rEvolution
Orange as Earth.. WiNd
FiRe Dances and
Sings
For
Hope..
Love..
And Free For
All Happy..
i Can and
WiLL DancE and SinG
For Freedoms Sting Be Ring..
Other than that.. Greetings
And Welcome back to the
Current states of affair
And three
Ring circus
Too with
Scary
Clowns
With a Laugh
For the ironic
Comedy of the
Human Play
Of
DArk
And DancE and SonG..:)
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A wonderful haiku Lillian and enjoy the rest of your amazing journey! :o)
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Thank you! It was the trip of a lifetime! 🙂
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Welcome to Australia! (Hello and goodbye, I guess.)
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Oh Rosemary, how we loved Australia! I’d done so much research and we were able to see so much. Our last 5 days we rented an apartment on Pitt Street and strolled the botanical gardens, including a wonderful aboriginal tour; visited the modern art museum and the NSW Art Gallery, did a cliffs walk that started past New Bondii and ended at Watsons Bay where we had fish and chips at Doyles, ferried back to Circular Quay, then ferried to Manly Bay and went to the aquarium there, walked to the other “side” of Manly Bay and watched the surfers and had an absolutely delicious meal at the Pantry; walked the Rocks an went to Susanna Place Museum (fascinating) and at at Ottos on Circular quay — delicious. Also took the Blue Mountains train to Katoomba, got on the Explorer bus for a few stops, ultimately getting off at Three Sisters, climbed the 1000 stairs down and then hiked across the valley to the cable car we took back up the mountain. Got on and off the Explorer bus to have a lovely meal at the Rooster, a delightful French cafe. Also toured the opera house and happened to be there when the full orchestra was practising and when the ballet was in rehearsal! Bought some breakfast supplies at Woolworth and Coles, including Tim Tams and learned how to do the Tim Tam Slam 🙂 On our last day took the train and then the bus to Featherdale Australia’s wild Life Sanctuary near Blacktown. We went in the early morning when all the animals were active….including koalas, kangaroos and wallabys. Saw a mama wallaby with her joey’s head resting out side her pouch and then, when we were the only ones there, and she was just hopping on the sidewalk by us, the joey hopped out!!!! and hopped around a bit, got licked by its mama and then hopped back into the couch!!! Amazing! I’m sure I’f forgetting some things….on the ship we stopped in Brisbane, Darwin and Bay of Isles. Such a beautiful country!!!
Learned that flip flops are called thongs……..sweaters are jumpers……….chips are fries…….and the call that was often done “Aussie Aussie Aussie…..Oy, Oy, Oy! :
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Ah, lovely. It sounds like such a wonderful trip. I hope you are keeping a journal! Great haiku, and thank you for sharing your journey with us.
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Ah, it was the trip of a lifetime! I journaled on FB…..am going to try and figure out how to print it out. That way all of our family could follow along. It has become my muse!
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Lovin’ the black diamond water!
And on to more adventures….enjoy.
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It was truly remarkable! I’m certain much of it will appear in upcoming poetry. Just posted on that referred to a dVerse prompt while I was gone “breath” — includes some photos too.
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Wonderful haibun and photos, Lillian. enjoy the rest of your trip!
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It was spectacular! 🙂 Glad to be back.
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