Goodbye Asheville

He comes of age
In a world that is unknown
Save for her,
Young maiden from the East
Yet not the coast.
Never ventured past the parish line,
But the sun, it now shines.
The sun, it now shines.

Yet the creek runs dry.
He couldn't wait for her there.
In the shadowy mist,
The white thief could not fail.
The crown of gold,
Fit for lovers of old.
For lovers of old.

A red dawn howls.
The shattered moon cries in defeat.
He has returned to find
Only the ghost of her past life.
Shedding her skin,
She now travels with the wind.
She travels with the wind.

A dark thunderhead
In the rear window, stalking.
He must move on.
She didn't wait for him there.
A missive unsent
Would their paths cross again?
Would their eyes meet again?
Would their hands touch again?

Back down South

I got a ride outa Columbus with an old man, named Warren. His nephews and nieces call him "Crazy Uncle Warren". He was a nice guy and he loved Jesus. In the middle of the ride the muffler of his car fell off and we had to pull over in the rain. I was happy to fix it for him but we were late getting to our destination. Originally he was going to drop me off outside of Johnson City, Tennessee, but instead he took me to where he was going; a farm outside of Greeneville, TN. His nephew, Aaron, was there building a structure out of Rammed Earth.



A young couple was there as well, Rachel and Ryan. We got there at night so I didn't see just how majestic the landscape was until I woke up the next morning and took these pictures.











They had sheep, chickens, roosters, cattle, and they grew their own food. They fed us delicious food that night and we played foosball, strummed guitars, drank moonshine, and passed out late. Warren and Aaron drove me into Asheville the next day and here I am.

It's my 29th birthday today yet I'm in a city where I really know no one and no one knows me. I am working a few hours a day at this hostel so I can stay here for free. I am really missing my family and friends back home. This trip has been more than I expected but I don't know when to call it quits and travel back west. I have a two month internship waiting for me at a farm outside of Nashville starting in September. After that I plan on going back down to New Orleans for Halloween and then catchin' a ride back to the Bay with Shilo sometime in mid November. That's the plan as it stands currently.