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June 17, 2023
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Thank you, Mitchell. Yes, a little gloomy and, as Jim remarked above, melancholy. The SECOND day of international travel is when the journey really begins!

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June 17, 2023
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Thanks

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Wow, wasn't expecting to get a case of the "feels" but you did it. A weary traveler with a touch of melancholy that will hopefully be dispelled by a good nights sleep and a new morning. Very relatable.

Love the structure of the prose.

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Thanks, Jim. Well, YOU know what the first day of international travel is like! You just want a bed.... The melancholy disappears in the morning and so much adventure is in store that you can't wait to get out on the streets or walking paths.

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👍! I can feel it, too.

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Thank you, James. The first day of international travel is always rough, as you no doubt know. You just want to take a shower and go to sleep, but it is best to stay up and adjust to the new time zone. Are you a traveler, too?

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Hi Sharron. Yes, it's hard to get in rhythm with the time change. We have plans to travel in the future. I'm lucky I was able to travel when I was younger. I've seen most of our States, a good bit of Europe. I wrote about my time on the border of Morocco. You might enjoy it - https://jamesron.substack.com/p/the-train-to-marrakesh I think you have been able to travel a lot.

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I love these, Sharron. I've read through each one several times because I just love the imagery. I'd love to know what you were thinking about when you wrote them.

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I was actually sitting in that Kaffeehaus looking down on the mid-week evening street, pencil and notebook in hand, trying to stay awake to adjust to the time zone! It sounds a bit sad, I know, but it was just the exhaustion of jetlag. I am glad you liked it, Heather! Thank you.

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Wunderschöne Worte, Sharron! I'm right there on Frankfurt's rainy streets with you now!

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Great! I hope you are not as jet-lagged as I am...

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LOL! Both journey duration and time-change say not, Sharron - although I'm writing this at 8.40pm so tired that I'm headed for bed already!

(I'm saving the latest episode of 'Out of the Frying Pan' for tomorrow as a result! Can't wait to read the latest exploits of Haylene and Marla!)

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How poetic.

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Beautiful writing, Sharron. The “one-man band” playing before an audience of pigeons really got me. I can see him so vividly, just him and his tambourine. I can sense the narrator’s exhaustion!

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Jet lag! A special kind of tired. Thank you. Justin for continuing to read at 🍁Leaves. There is SO MUCH to read, sometimes I don't know where to begin, yet I don't want to unsubscribe from anything..

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As long as you keep writing at Leaves, I’ll keep reading! 😉 You have a fan over here. 🍁

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