Getting Away From It All

While eating the best veggie pizza Ever At a little café In Broadford on Skye A woman at the next table Politely asked, 'Where are you from? ' 'Portland, Oregon, ' We replied. To which she said, 'Oh, I'm from Texas.' The man at the table In front of us said, 'I'm from San Diego! ' And the woman Two tables over said, 'I'm from Seattle! ' We came to Scotland To meet Scots And all around us - Americans! So we turned to the Waitress and asked, 'What part of Scotland Are you from? ' 'I'm from New Zealand, ' She said With a smile. ~ Laurence Overmire (Previously published in The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland, Indelible Mark Publishing,2016)