the view from above, below and around

the view from above, below and around

 

 

 

I saw an Eagle once

majestic

regal in stature 

flying higher than heaven

 

I saw a country once

tragic

represented by that same Eagle

wings torn and tattered

 

the ground closer than

it appeared in the mirror

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

11/11/23

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes, our country is torn and tattered. We need some semblance of unity in the House and Senate. We need a strong leader as well. Our Democracy is crumbling. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we do need unity...I wonder if that can ever happen again.
thank you, Lydi,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Perhaps you see the USA like I see the UK, in decline. Wrecked by self serving politicians. I no longer recognize the city I was born in. I have no desire to return there. There is nothing familiar. This poem played with my heartstrings. I thought of my forebears and I am pleased they no longer see as I have to see.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I feel the same way about my ancestors...they fought wars back then for this kind of world to exist?
shameful...
thank you for your understanding review, Chris,
j.