… a person who is sojourning through a land without belonging in it, or to it.
A useful word.
Two days on the highways — and only two gas fill-ups! — have landed me back in Austin, MN. Always, always, a home-coming after an absence has an element of gladness and rootedness to it; however, that is utterly lacking this time. An odd feeling surrounds me, as if I no longer belong here. What is this unusual green color everywhere? And the cloying thickness of the air? Where are my beloved red rocks? Why can I no longer hear the canyon wren’s mournful descending whistle? I will allow myself the grace to walk through the next few days at my own pace, processing my re-entry slowly and thoughtfully.
It is painful to be missing Utah so intensely, but perhaps it is a Big Clue.
Ranger Kathryn's Arches 
Dear Ranger Kathryn,
Welcome home (?)
Perhaps there is a clue there. I seem to remember a comment on one of your entries on how the worst day at Arches was better than the best one in Austin.
Comment by chrisyoungman — August 12, 2009 @ 10:30 am |
Try ‘wayfarer’ . . .
In German, Reisender
In French, touriste
In Espanol, viajeero (a)or caminante
or ‘wanderer’ . . .
In German, Wanderin
In French, ?
In Espanol, ?
In Japanese, watarimono
Interestingly, you might think about the derivation of the title you used this summer . . . the one who ranges far and wide is a . . .
love,
d
Comment by Dad — August 13, 2009 @ 7:05 pm |
What’s wrong with sojourner?
Comment by Ed Oak — August 16, 2009 @ 10:27 am |
It sounds kinda French.
Comment by Ed Oak — August 16, 2009 @ 10:28 am |