Finish Line Shine

March 25, 2015

Early last year in Phoenix I made a FB post

about a woman traveling West with Kaylen and I.

The post said, “We picked up a rad Slovakian.

Headed West. Night off. Free to roam.”

Her name was Patricia.

She had been traveling the world on her own for six years

and was looking forward to the West Coast.



Before Patricia could leave Arizona with us

she had to hear back about an odd job

that she wanted to follow through on

to avoid leaving the employer high and dry.

When it was time for Kaylen and I to pull out,

Patricia had to stay behind.

A year later, today, I stopped to pick up a hitchhiker

in Klamath Falls, Oregon.



Holy Patricia.

I got out of the van, held my arms wide open,

watched her backpackin smile run up the shoulder.

Hug the sun. Yes!