I’m taking a ride in a hot air balloon!
I left in September to come back in June.
I learn a whole lot, and I don’t go to school!
It’s fun and it’s awesome, so totally cool!
I fly through the sunshine, the wind, and the frost.
I sing with the birds, and I know all the flocks.
I float everywhere, but I’m paying the cost,
Because: I am free! And that is why I am lost.*
*–Franz Kafka
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Just darling. I love it.
Nice use of that Kafka line at the end.
Cute use of the line, Dr. Grimes!
This is great fun, Crystal! Around the world in more than eighty days – taking it slow and soaking it all up!
Well done!
Wow, great joy in being lost! I don’t believe I have ever been, nor will ever be, so carefree in knowing I am lost. My orientation to my environment, both physical and spiritual, has always been important to know. I’m glad you wrote about this quote, as it was one I was drawn to, as well. Except for the last line or two, your story could be the raison d’être of the unschooling movement.
A simply delightful flight 🙂
I really love how you embedded the quote and made it a twist of your otherwise lighthearted song.