Poetry Corner Tuesday

Today's poem: "where we are" by Gerald Locklin

"i envy those
who live in two places:
new york, say, and london;
wales and spain;
l.a. and paris;
hawaii and switzerland.

there is always the anticipation
of the change, the chance that what is wrong
is the result of where you are. i have
always loved both the freshness of
arriving and the relief of leaving. with
two homes every move would be a homecoming.
i am not even considering the weather, hot
or cold, dry or wet: i am talking about hope."

Tomorrow morning I leave for a few days to visit my second home, Santa Barbara, encapsulated in a photo of me and my bestie Tita on the mesa by my house:

I like having two homes, Seattle and Santa Barbara.
Here is my Seattle: