Day 52: Seattle
UPDATE!
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Home after the dream or is home itself the dream?
The bus back where we loaded it up with books, typewriters and snacks two months ago and me in the bed I left all hallowed out.
Bill, a hand shake and a mountanous hug, a pat on the arm from Linas, and my own guilty dread for leaving everyone to find their own ways home.
As much as we all want and need to stop, it is devastating to know once we step into this city, the Poetry Bus stops forever.
There is no getting back on, no meeting up later.
When I wake up tomorrow morning in this bed the tour will have ended.
Sometime in the night, its fading into memory will have begun.
Thank you, North America, for your kindness and hospitality.
We are grateful and humbled.
See you again sometime soon, I hope.
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How sad to see it end . I have enjoyed following the tour each day .You all deserve a huge round of applause for making the tour possible . What a wonderful gift you gave to those that were able to attend one of your readings . Great job by all .
I have been truly changed by this experience. One final big thank you to Joshua, Matthew, Travis, Lori, Monica and all the other beautiful people with whom I crossed paths during the last two and a half weeks, and especially to those who had the determination, the ganas, and the blind optimism it took to make something truly actual happen.
You should be very proud. For what, exactly? North America knows the truth. Your tour is just beginning.
Thank you all very much for putting your lives on a bus and for driving yourselves toward all of us. It was great to watch it happen.
Joshua et al., congrats on the tour. I’ve followed the press through Google News and your own blogs. Travis - nicely done. I hope you get sleep and I hope your sleep is full of wonderful memories of the trip.
Good to me you. Many thanks for the kind hearts.
Why can’t I stop checking this site? Will the tour ever end? I think for me it won’t.
i’m jazzed about the myles, rohrer, and hawkey.
i’m burning my tongue on pad kee ew at the moment.
that’s all.
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Very effective. Thanx.A
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Thanks your comment is funny. I will definitely read your diary.. See ya
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