This Morning's Commute

I sat at a window seat on the metro. It was still dark outside. I looked out at buildings, lit from the inside, and cars on the street, with their lights on. I wondered how many people were still in bed. The passing sight should be more familiar to me than it really was. I rarely looked up from my reading material. I admonished myself for not knowing it better. At East Falls Church, I put away my magazine and closed my eyes, but I did not go to sleep. I would get off before the end of the line. 

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It was treat

When Ông came to town

He showered us

With love and hugs

Drakeson and I

Did not mind it

I even posed

For a picture

While Ông held me

Was it just once?

No matter

He must have missed us

When he had to leave

But he said Florida was too hot

In late July

So he didn’t come

With us to Disney

It was my first time there

And I loved it

As long as Mama

Was always nearby

Or at least Dada

Was there for me

Bà and cô Liên came

But I wasn’t ready

To abandon Mama

So I cried

If someone else held me

Unless I knew

Mama was out of sight

Now that we’re back home

Cô Liên has left

Ông and Bà are not here

I kind of miss them

I bet Drakeson does

Too

I know they’ll come

To play with us

And watch us grow

Mickey can wait

Until next year

But Bà and Ông

Won’t take that long

To be together

With us

Again

This year

Disney Trip 2016

The third annual Orlando trip had a sweet surprise

Liên came and spent some time

Exploring what there might be to find

Together with the gang of five

We surely had fun together

Running from one park to another

Enjoying the myriad things they had to offer

It was magic that we were after

Disney did not fail to deliver

Thrills and wonders - to our delight

We shared our utmost enthusiasm

For Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Expedition Everest was not far behind

On the list of our favorite things to ride

Besides the more pleasant ones for the little guys

Like meeting with Ariel and posing with Mickey

Or trying to catch the 3D characters of movies

Like following the pirates into their covers

Or going on the trail of beasts of the wild

Like riding the colorful horses of the carousel

Or being wide-eyed watching fires explode in the sky

Like cheering for Pete’s Dragon of the Electrical Parade

Or being amazed at the mighty birds’ speed and grace

Like gently rolling on the tram tour of Tomorrowland

Or becoming the Lion King Festival’s honored fans

Like visiting dancing ghosts in their Haunted Mansion

Or brushing the hair of the goats at the Affection Section

Like sliding down the water chutes and lazing on a float

Or enjoying the IllumiNations’ Reflections of Earth show

Like swimming under the waves at the Typhoon Lagoon

Or flying on a pirate ship over the land of Peter Pan

Like frolicking with cousins on the Epcot ground

Or watching the fishes swim and the hippo lying down

Like journeying into Imagination with Figment

Or flowing down Kali River Rapids - The fun had already begun

We went away with pictures to share

With stories to tell and memories to keep

We will come back when a year has passed

And the magic will touch us just as it has in times past