POEM #10 INTRODUCTION By midday, a poem was brewing. I felt it in my bones. It strummed the soul. No pun intended, but the surge of images and rhythms appeared just as coffee was literally brewing. I sat at table at home with my beloved sipping French Roast Coffee, richly aromatic, an ideal pairing with bites of enseymada , tasty Philippine brioche shipped overnight from Southern California. Our little luxury for this period of social distancing and staying at home for the sake of public safety during the corona virus pandemic. At first, I thought the words forming were about mental travel, travels in my mind, perhaps another rant about the useless Dear Supreme Leader. But no. I felt the passion, heard the music and a clear conscience standing up for the underserved. I would never have predicted where the poetry muse would take me. I even thought of my husband’s favorite photographer, Sebastiāo Salgado from Brazil. Once a World Bank economist, he abandoned th

Lu Travels Abroad is a Blog that celebrates travel. Inspired by family despite a chronic illness, any journey I now take feeds the soul. When physical travel is not possible as in this time of pandemic, I do not stop traveling. I travel with my mind's eye to the beat of my heart and surrender to the creative and the Divine. I encourage the same of others.