The Daily Poem

WHERE IS THE LOVE

Where is the love I thought I’d find?

    Where is the human thread?

    Night after night I lie in bed,

Never so baffled, never so blind.

Take from the rich will never be,

    Give to the poor, no way.

    When will there be that brighter day,

Unity, peace, and equity?

People are people, that’s the thing;

    Rotten, corrupted and small,

    Pushing their angles over the wall,

Schemers of schemes a profit to bring.

Faking affection is what they do,

    Great till the money’s gone,

    Shallow, duplicitous, wrong,

Old as the hills, but still brand new.

D. Edgar Lamp

The Daily Poem - 414

In Memoriam Stanza

Arequipa, Peru

Lat: -16.40, Long: -71.54

JOURNAL: Casa Arequipa

Last night I went down to the bus station to buy tickets on Ormenos bus lines from here to Santiago, Chile, but all the buses were full until the 19th.  That's a week away!  So Mimi went on line to look for flights and finally found one that fit our time of day preferences and price range, but it doesn't leave until Saturday, the 16th.  So, we're destined to be here in Arequipa for the next three nights.  Ordered in some pizza last night, watched The Tudors on TV.  I'd heard about it but never seen it.  It's a series about King Henry VIII.

We ate breakfast in the third floor dining room.  I took a long walk in the morning across town while Mimi was chatting with Rashawna.  My computer has been locking up.  I spent a couple hours trying to fix it by running various ffixes.  It seems to be working better now.

Finally in the early afternoon we headed out into the town again.  We took a taxi up to what Fodor's calls, "The eclectic little suburb of Yanahuara."  The view of Arequipa from the stone arches was panoramic, with the three great volcanos looming to the east; El Misti, Chachani and Picchu Picchu.  They are spectacular!

Then we did some shopping.  I found a sewing needle so I can embroider our route on my cloth map.  Mimi bought some yarn to fix a snag on on her Peruvian sweater.  I found a cloth belt for my jeans so I can toss my heavy bulky leather belt that's taking up too much room in my suitcase for what it's worth.  Having this time off is making me want to do some doodling, so I looked for a canvass, but couldn't find one anywhere, so I settled for 6x6 inch box for s/6.  The lid is like an elephant board.  I found some gesso and a couple permanent makers.  So...a doodle will be in the works...soon.   Mimi found an empty carton to mail stuff home in.  We've been carrying a few gifts with us for a while.

 We spent the evening in our room watching "liv" an channel that plays English language programs.  We saw the career stories of Jennifer Hudson (American Idol & Dream Girls), Toby Mcguire (Spiderman & Seabiscuit), and Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs & Shadowlands).

~ The Daily Poet