I'm Here, Not There

This morning I'm here, not yet there. By tomorrow morning, I'll be there, not here. For a time that seems not long enough, yet is the only length of time I dare be away. And I'll be by myself, not with the man who's been my travel partner for nearly 23 years.There were a lot of trips abroad, mostly to Switzerland, so I do know my way around. This time, on my own, I have a purpose - to continue with a new novel I've only scratched out so far, but have written in my head. And I'll be meeting up with two women - one I haven't seen since that first year spent at the university in Fribourg, the other someone I've never met in person but who found me through my books. How great is that?!And on Friday, I'll be there, not here. Yeah, I'm okay with that, as I had no intention of watching the inauguration. It's going to happen with or without me. And I'm not going to say anything else about it. Instead, here's 'there.'