Gaps, patches and in-betweens

In a cocoon waiting for flight As the year turns a new chapter   And we are in our new home I am in my new role In a different country   And we soar   This year always up   On top of all the worldly woes   With more friends and no foes We are above and at peace Because finally, we do not want Our needs are met With more than enough   Love, kindness and blessings   As the universe watches us Do good to ourselves and others And at night we watch the stars flicker With a whispered lullaby   That all will be well. "I am an X in an indeterminate equation. And that X is the rock upon which I stand." - Mario Puzo

The sword has not been wielded for a time The warrior is spent Wounds still smart, it will take a few more seasons to be scars And lessons yet to be learned   The shield is still lodged in the enemy’s right shoulder   No one dares remove it They are waiting for their king to clean up the bloodbath Must I do everything? Where is everyone? Where the **** is my crown?! "I am an X in an indeterminate equation. And that X is the rock upon which I stand." - Mario Puzo

An old (older than me) couple sat diagonally from where I was on the train to Nam Tok. The man with mostly white hair was in a bright yellow shirt, blending well with the wooden seat painted a duller yellow. The woman with long black braided hair had on a straw hat quaintly decorated with two large flowers of different colors. She was also wearing a jumper and looked quite "country". When it was time for people to take notice of the tracks running atop a steep cliff, the view narrowing to rock formations that you can touch if you dared, the man went to our side, watched the view and waved to those watching the train make the trip. Coming back from Nam Tok, I was happily seated by myself enjoying my own spot for four small people, seats facing the other, on the wrong side again of the good view. I mulled over how lucky I was to be on the trip. To my right sat a middle-aged couple. The local girl and her farang husband reflected my mood. They were both just smiling the whole t...