Sheltered In Life Until Now

Sheltered throughout life, now at sixty-five taking off against everyone's wishes, doubts and fears, finally liberating self and exploring another country on my own. Flying across the world to India to see it's beauty, cul- ture, my friend and the people, landscapes filling and blossoming in my mind with wonder and awe. Touching every sense, feeling and emotion within me, a quiet silence being held inside, intellect watching every- thing. Interpreting and placing it in coded rhythms to be written into poetry, filling others with the goodness of India and it's people. A memory of fantastic proportions, coming at me from all sides and aspects in this earthly life, this wonderful ex- perience has definitely opened my mind and changed my life.