In Alaska

In Alaska, running loose
Are grizzlies, caribou and moose.
Eagles soar and whales cavort
And salmon fishing is a sport.

Glaciers calve and mountains rise,
Scenery to mesmerize.
Sadly, now, for tourist folk
The air is filled with thick gray smoke.

I am starting on a tour;
Don't know what will be in store,
But I'm hoping skies will clear
And some wildlife will appear.

Nature - lift that smoky noose.
I'd really love to see a moose!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 7/11/2019 5:26:00 AM
Hope you get to see the wildlife. Also hope you and your hold bag were reunited. Tom
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Date: 7/14/2019 9:28:00 AM
Ha! Thanks, Tom! We actually carried our bags on after all because the lines were too long to check them!
Date: 7/10/2019 7:39:00 PM
Nature -- lift that smoky noose... Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall. Comparative History 101. I'm signing up for the course if you teach it!! :) gw
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Date: 7/10/2019 4:35:00 PM
Have a good tour, Ilene. Vera & I cruised to Alaska a few years ago. If you don't see a moose there, come to Colorado Springs - Every so often a moose is on the loose in the Springs plus bears, mountain lions, deer - you name it! Story in the paper here recently where a woman woke up one morn with a bear skulking about in her house!!!!
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Date: 7/10/2019 2:37:00 PM
Love your rhyme! I love Alaska! Saw two moose on the loose ;)
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