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An ode to study abroad.

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Fly Away

Country hopping

Boutique Shopping

Days you long for

Hoping to travel more and more

Plane fares, hotels and such

The prices get to be so much.

But, oh, if I could, I would do it all again

For I long for those trips that seemingly never end.


What I would give to travel the world,

To live in France and get my hair snipped and curled.

Or maybe in Spain

Where life takes no strain!

A day in England,

Sipping tea by the river's bend!

Even Dubai,

Not letting life just pass me by!

Egypt, China, Mexico,

Where I'll end up, not even I know!

Africa, Denmark, Kalamazoo;

I'll travel the world, the oceans too!

Smiling, laughing, flying away,

Lord only knows how long I will stay!

From the hills of Dublin to the streets of Bel Air,

Fluttering about going here and there.


Often when I close my eyes,

I dream of the lands of foreign lullabies.

And when I awake

I promise myself that I will take

Me, myself and I to travel.

I don't need a house of stone for all to marvel.

Trust me, dear, life is short!

Don't waste your life hooked on a mistake of a sort,

Go out into the world go ahead and see.

All that it has for you to be

It is all at your fingertips,

Waiting to be gripped.


India, Hawaii, and even Turkey,

I'll find a way to pay those fees!

I want to see it all,

From the Ivory Coast to the National Mall.

If I find my self to be in only Sicily,

I'll be happy as a clam under the sea.


Australia, Tokyo, and Lebanon

The list of places to travel goes on and on

A life in Portugal or maybe Greece,

Learning of the cultures piece by piece.


Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jordan

My soul has a passion that cannot be locked by a warden

I'll journey near and far

Not a care in the world my soul can't be scarred

Oh what a joy it would be

To travel the world and every open sea!

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