Karibu, Kenya

Breathing in a different air...
   though molecules are surely shared
   across the miles which separate
   the worlds in which I live and breathe...

Breathing in a different energy...
   the ethos and the values of
   a culture a world away from
   my usual milieu...

Breathing in a different way of being...
   moving at a slower pace,
   content to watch and wait and let
   the feel of Kenya soak into my very pores...
        saying, "Karibu, Linda, karibu."
                         WELCOME!