Too many reminders of late that life can be fleeting. Hold the ones you love close.
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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.
Valentine Thoughts
Valentine’s Day from afar.
His Amazing Grace
It is comforting that’s God grace is a gift that is not earned, but freely given.
Feeling Ev’ry Mile
As Robert Frost lamented, “Miles to go before I sleep”.
Haiku #139
Plumeria trees and the blossoms they produce are one of my favorite tropical flowers. They are simply beautiful.
Haiku #138
There are no such things as little moments.
The Blanket of Night
Standing oceanside at night on Kwajalein allows the mind to wander.
Haiku #137
If the seas continue to rise, the flooding will be much worse. Some islands out here in the South Pacific will simply disappear. Even a 2 degree change will be tragic for this area. Politics need to be set aside and options need to be discussed.
Equatorial Crisis
A poem for those at waters edge living every day with the effects of climate change.
Haiku #136
Sitting behind my friend Christi and her family at church allowed me to witness this act of pure love. I sent her this picture and she gave me permission to post her family moment.
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