FRoM ThE PEN oF jaNE GRaY

OPEN THE DOOR

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Once upon a time we took travelling for granted As long as there was money & the “travel bug” planted Off on a whim to places unknown Or scrimped & saved till the budget had grown Historic places of archaeological fame Or beautiful cities on the Rhine or Seine Tropical islands where Life’s pace was slow Or magnificent Alps all covered in snow Whatever your interests you just paid the fare On the plane with your passport & went from there

But that’s all in the past with foreign borders closed Who would have thought the World could be so exposed Now we must look to our own backyard To find treasures behind an often dull façade We may not be able to roam far & wide But we’ve now got the time to look deeper inside Beauty surrounds us but we may have been blind In too big a hurry to leave it behind Until the World reopens there is much to explore Just refocus your dreams & open the door