Raining in Istanbul

A poem

This is different. Let’s see how it goes. Here’s an original.

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Raining in Istanbul

Just sitting at the corner of cobblestone streets

Sipping a coffee - black, not sweet

A weekday morning but vacation for me

Start out with a “kick” and good book to read

Then I put the book down

Distracted by the sound

Of rain splashing on the pavement

Got to thinking ‘bout life

The days gone by

And what all my path to here’s meant

Was it right

Was it wrong

Well, it was what it was

The road ahead now’s up to me

I can choose what I want

Be whom I want

The choice is a sign that I’m free

People walk past

Most soaking wet

Some mind, and some they don’t care

Each with his own path

And at her own pace

But all on their way to somewhere

Where is that somewhere

Where are they heading, where am I

Again, it comes back to the choices we make

Every day that goes by

I think of the many choices I've made

That led me right here to this chair

Too many to count

So I won’t even try

Will just enjoy the rain and fresh air

Then soon I’ll get up and get on with my life

Don’t know when I’ll come back again

Whatever the path 

Will look back and smile

On my time in the Istanbul rain

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Select past posts

• Beyond Logistics post #2 re: Life —> here

• Beyond Logistics post #4 re: Communication —> here

• Beyond Logistics post #5 re: Technology —> here

• Beyond Logistics post #7 re: Lessons from Comics —> here

• Beyond Logistics post #8 re: Cleaning Up Inside —> here

• Beyond Logistics post #9 re: All Bad Things Must End —> here

• Beyond Logistics post #15 re: Keep a Good Circle —> here

• Beyond Logistics post #16 re: Fall, Get Up, Smile —> here

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About the author: Dave Ross currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Roadrunner and strategic advisor to Global X Airlines. Until its recent sale (12/2023), he also served as Chief Strategy Officer for Ascent. Prior to becoming an industry executive, he was Managing Director and Group Head of Stifel’s Transportation & Logistics Equity Research practice, where he was a top-ranked Wall St. analyst and spent >20 years researching and writing on the freight transportation & logistics industry. Based in Miami, FL, he’s a connector, artist, advisor, dog dad, athlete, traveler, investor, board member (CTAOP, Humane Society, and Fountainhead), and more.

** All opinions in this piece are solely those of the author and not intended to represent those of Roadrunner or other affiliated entities.