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Greg Vessar
I love music, I love to travel, and I love to write. My blog "A Thousand Miles from Kansas" combines all three. I am a Kansas boy and an educator on sabbatical. I have lived in many places around the globe and I currently live in northern Japan. Journey with me as I combine my loves of music, travel, and the written word as I navigate through life.
Haiku # 73
Early morning thoughts of the one I love.
Antiseptic Hallways
Walking down the stark white antiseptic hallways mind wandering free. Worried hopelessness no longer ruling my thoughts as she beats […]

Haiku #72
It is hard to be apart…I am missing the one I love.

My Poem in Dust Poetry Magazine
One of my poems has been published in Dust Poetry Magazine!
Haiku #71
Virus no one knew~ devastatingly viral~ tagged COVID-19. © 2020 Gregory Vessar. All Rights Reserved.
Unnoticed
My heart hardens as I slip into a dark void of seclusion… unnoticed. Hidden, I guard my love holding it […]
Haiku #70
The virus left a~ deathly hush over the world~ with silent echoes. © 2020 Gregory Vessar. All Rights Reserved.

Haiku #69
Sometimes tapioca pudding is the best comfort food!

Haiku #68
The cold and flu season finally caught up with me.