Around The Bend A Ways

It’s over there… around the bend a ways. You’ll find it… around the bend a ways. My home is just… around the bend a ways. 

I grew up among people who spoke a little funny. Sentences were said backwards and the way they framed life came out a little odd (throw me over the fence some hay). These phrases and sideways stories would made me laugh as kid and now, I find myself clinging to their off-kilter tilt and again looking for ways to see life upside down.

Everything I’ve ever wanted, or needed, or longed for has always been just around the bend a ways. Around the bend was home, adventure, peace, escape, and dreams. We don’t know exactly how far it is, just that it’s “a ways.” And that’s okay because look at how beautiful the bend is getting there!

Around the Bend A Ways is my “Over the Rainbow.”