62. Traveling day back to the USA

Woke up so early was afraid I would oversleep

Waited outside for the airport shuttle with my bags in a heap.

Rome Fuimico is not a very large airport terminal

So I checked my bags and self in without a lull.

Flew on British Airways to London for a 4 hour wait,

Used all my Euros up on coffee a'lait.

Had to switch terminals, catch another bus tram.

Got to American Airlines, found my seat and sat next to a Romanian.

She didn't speak any English, so throughout the ride I translated for her,

What kind of dinner or drink would she like, and how to fill out the immigration transfer.

An eight hour flight and I didn't sleep,  but watched three films in six hour time.

Arrived at O'Hara and waited for one hour in the international lines.

Couldn't find my son, but contacted him by airport pager, he didn't call

Got on Skype and found him at the international terminal down the hall.

Somehow for the past hour, we missed each other,

But got together at last, with my son and his daughters.

So relieved and exhausted to see a familiar face and sites.

I kept forgetting where I was and would answer in Italian bites.

Now to begin another phase in my life.

And will take everything in with patience and strife.

I learned so much about myself and this world as it is.

I appreciated everything that has happened and am accepting what life has to give.