met a friendly irishman 

in line

at the first airport

with an accent

who was

going my way

we had

 many hours

of

travel adventure

ahead of us

through

flight delays

canceled flights

missed connections

route changes

airline changes

seat changes

itinerary changes

re-ticketing

running to gates

taking shuttles

 sitting on the tarmack

trying to find lost luggage

sharing

food

and

beers

and

stories

and

laughs

and

names of

places to visit

each

making our way

to the magic land of 

ireland

for our own reasons

and 

what a lucky beginning 

to this wonderful adventure.

—
“luck is believing you’re lucky.”
– tennessee williams