In-Flight Granola

The view from my window seat was fantastic.
A light unto my weekend's pathway outta town.

"Just to look around," I jet setted to our Nation's Capital for a weekend away from
the city of Atlantis. Distance and departure make my heart grow fonder. Though I set out to make nu-dreams reality, I end up missing what's left behind. So, with that in mind, I'll come back to the middle...with the spirit of india.arie and erykah badu warming my soul in the final days of February.

The window seat was a supreme gift. Reflecting the latest single from Erykah, I enjoyed the short flight, filled with excitement, yet relaxed as thick clouds sauntered below us. I was to spend the weekend visiting with friends and making up for "lost timeless" with Crunchy Granola.

DC. I arrived about an hour later than expected, but the flight was cool and the snacks of pretzels, Biscoff, and cranberry juice fed my hunder for Crunchy Granola.

Crunchy Granola is one of my favorite foods, but don't tell, Soul Food, Jamaican, or Thai!

CG - a memory from Hampton, a recent reintroduction in Atlanta, and au-natural letters in between. Though spur-of-the moment, this trip was an unexpected departure from my conservative ways. I packed light, and feasted on good food, good tunes, and great times all weekend!

I learned not to judge Granola by texture. See, its all about taste and the lasting satisfaction that comes from a yummy snack. I wonder how snacks feel about us eating them from time to time? Are snacks envious of full course meals? Are they okay with being the pick-me-up when time is short? I can't seem to ask granola about that... Conversations feel one-sided. Still, I reach for some crunchy granola when its close and I'm hungry.

Granola and I go back. I remember being a boyscout trailmixing north Georgia. She was with me in Europe. What I love most is her desire to hear my stories! Being the sharing-is-caring type, I love telling stories of my life.

With that, I offer my blog readers some of what I'll tell Crunchy Granola
over our next meeting:

Please don't search for your smile's cessation
let it linger longer lasting
nu dreams
take shape before me unfolding
kaleidoscope pixels of reality
and it tastes like music
spicy beans and rice
straight from de island
slice some mango for me

feel alright
now and then curry time with jamaica tea
can u hear flavors of she
echoing off clustered clouds
with sun in his reign over drops of shade?

i sip some water
eagerly, patiently
drinking moments
spun dizzy gillespie
spat laughter all over me
jazz riffs in da Matrix.

Crunch Crunch! Be-Bop Pop Rocks
Hip Hop Don't Stop Crushin School Girls
loving being the pressure between my teeth

Maybe she will still miss me, when I'm eating bites of reality

my sweet treat, so good for me
mommy first served me
healthy living
I feast on Crunchy Granola through the week

(I need someone to clap for me, I need someone to miss me)

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