Drive the long way home

Elizabeth Hope

September 19, 2023

Drive the long way home down the scenic road

Where the sun shines bright and the river flows

See the mountainside and the vast blue sky

Feel the cool breeze blow and watch the birds fly high

Drive me home to the place I know where I learned how to live and I learned to grow

Looking up at the trees that stretched for miles and miles

Running around flower fields with great big smiles

Ride my bike through the neighborhood, thinking, life would always be this good

My home will always be a part of me but that life is now a memory

So, drive the long way home down the scenic road

Where the sun shines bright and the river flows

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Elizabeth Hope, Staff Writer

Elizabeth Hope (she/her) is a senior and a communication major at UTSA. She is originally from Montana and moved to Austin when she was 11. In 2022 she earned her associates degree in journalism from Austin Community College. After graduation she hopes to pursue a career in journalism or policy and advocacy for environmental issues. Outside of work and school she enjoys playing piano, reading and making jewelry.

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Alane Nickel • Sep 21, 2023 at 7:40 pm

What a lovely tribute to your first home. You captured it well.

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Noah Willoughby • Sep 20, 2023 at 10:08 am

Amazing words! I am so proud of you!

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Mike • Sep 19, 2023 at 4:36 pm

Outstanding. Love it.

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Kiffin Hope • Sep 19, 2023 at 2:38 pm

Lizzie, this brings tears to my eyes as I think about the twelve wonderful years of living in Missoula, Montana. A very reflective and heartfelt poem.

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