We headed into Memphis, eastern bound
To celebrate my birthday, with dinner on the town
After parking the JEEP we walked up the ramp
to the restaurant we had chosen, with a curious name, hard to figure,
the Complicated Pilgrim. The chairs are cushioned, more comfortable to sit
Soft fabrics covered everything to absorb the chatter to a tolerable pitch
Tables were spaced to give privacy galore.
Service was slow, but we had all night,
And would gain an hour to return to mother nature’s time frame making it right
A lovely meal we enjoyed, served by Shea, a hard working waitress with a smile very bright.
We departed the restaurant a lovely birthday gift to me, Paul plugged in our destination GPS it was to be. We joked about the closed bridge on the route 55 but with detours at every turn we were stuck,
Feeling like Charlie on Boston’s MTA. going round in circles scratching our heads, we said we have seen every crook and cranny of Memphis, enough is enough. We must look for route 40, that was the answer to our puzzle, after 35 minutes, back to west of the Mississippi shore we did indeed return. Home and parked behind the motor home to unwind and watch the barges navigate
in the river of so many dreams, hopes and good times and hard times.
A memorable birthday. I just wanted to share. I hope the rather free verse made you smile a bit more: Something we all need in the weeks to come. May the year bring peace, unity, healing, a strong democracy and steady government in the land that we cherish and love.
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