The Wonder of the Virginia Countryside

There's nothing like the peace of the countryside, the quiet, and the lack of distraction. It helps you to focus your mind. - Jerry Nimm

 UNLESS => your GPS doesn't behave -

directions become a strange series

of crazy U-turn saves

frustrated by gravel road queries -

directions become a strange series

with unknown gravel roads

and frustrating queries -

so I waited for Siri's right codes 

Aminpics from Unsplash

because of unknown gravel roads

distractions led me astray -

while waiting for Siri's right codes

I couldn't find my way

 distractions led me astray

with crazy U-turn saves

I couldn't find my way

because my GPS didn't behave

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BUT-the bumpity, bumpness

went fleeting by -

when I saw the plumpness

of  fall pumpkins, I sighed!

©CVarsalona, 2025, Virginia Countryside

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The modified pantoum poem above shares my travels to Wegmeyer Farms for our annual pumpkin picking event with the little grandgirls. Needless to say, it took my son and me longer to arrive at the farm than my daughter, son-in-law, and grandgirls did. The beauty of nature, the warmth of the sun, and the tastiness of homemade apple cider donuts added to a wonder-filled time. Now, don't ask how long it took to reach our home...

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It's time to enjoy the poetic goodness of the Poetry Friday Roundup that is being hosted by Sarah Grace Tuttle. She not only added a poem but shared her new website. She added "a new Poetry for Educators section, with resources and free PDFs to print and use in classrooms.