Dale posted: "On Monday, Frank J. Tassone hosted dVerse's Haibun Monday. I was so going in another direction and then was disrupted. Couldn't get back to it until now. With a totally different (and way more "betterer") idea. It's taken me a long tim" A Dalectable LifeRead on blog or Reader
On Monday, Frank J. Tassone hosted dVerse's Haibun Monday. I was so going in another direction and then was disrupted. Couldn't get back to it until now. With a totally different (and way more "betterer") idea.
Open the door
Step onto the balcony
Breath caught by the view of the Val d'Orcia
It's taken me a long time. Lots of dreaming and years of calendars, acting like vision boards, placed in my kitchen where I can look upon the photo of the month and picture myself walking those hills, or visiting those cobblestone streets, or lost amidst the sunflowers. Years of friends and family patiently listening to me talk and talk and talk about it.
I thought it would happen in 2012 but those hopes were dashed. And then one event after another happened and the dream seemed ever so unattainable. And then it wasn't. In December I saw a post. I clicked and knew I had found what I had been dreaming of for so long. Before I could talk myself out of it, I sent my deposit.
It's now September, nine months later, and here I am. I walk into my room and don't bother holding back the tears. I'm not sure if they are happy, sad, or a mix of both. I open wide the door to my balcony and step out and my breath catches. Tuscany. I made it.
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