Other People's Vacations

When friends recount their travels
They sound wonderful, although
Most often they describe a place
I might not want to go…

Or even if the destination’s
Someplace to entice,
Their version of the trip is not
My type of paradise.

For everyone’s vacation
Is unique, like DNA.
We all have certain things we like
To do when we’re away.

We’re lucky if, vacation-wise,
Our plans can be in sync
With spouse or friends or relatives
Who share the way we think.

While I enjoy renditions
Of the trips my friends describe,
My own will be quite different
From the ones they would prescribe.

When planning trips, I let my yens
And fancies be my guide
Since my on-my-wavelength husband
Will be right there by my side.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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July 28, 2015 at 4:34 PM
We all enjoy going on your vacations with you through your poems ilene. Especially those of us who tend to take trips and not leave the farm. :)
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