offspring's purview

offspring's purview

 

I used have a globe

(when I was a kid

all those states

all those countries

and rivers and mountains) 

I would turn in my sleep

 

the spinning ball

bouncing off my dreams

of exploration

of finding some unnamed

island to call my own

 

but the more the globe spun

the more I realized

geography was for the adults

who had already found

those islands in their travels

 

and then returned to their cocktail parties

barely mentioning the occasion

as if they had merely stubbed their toes

on some beach that did not look familiar

in the alcoholic light.

 

 

erin-cilberto

3/8/25

Reviews

[Soren]

How we become complacent and jaded in our growing older. To have the eye and mind of a child full of the greenness of life. Growing old and brittle content with the mundane no appreciation for the beauty once there. Now looking for a doping down a drugged haze to quell the beauty

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate that beauty, always will...and I hope I have kept from being jaded.
But you may be right...and maybe I am right there with the rest of the jaded.
thanks, Soren.
j.

[Desert Knave]

Most people who can travel seem to find little of the wonder that a poet would see everywhere. Enjoyable write. ~Jim

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Jim,
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Fabulous Jacob loved it
The rich and famous take it for-total granted I agree

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Julie,
j.

[AYVID]

Loved this poem and it's child-like musings. There are no islands left for the poet. All have been marred by those who don't value them. His dreams remain just dreams. The imagery is beautiful here.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate your insights here, Ayvid,
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

sounds like my Ex mother-in-Law who traveled the world and talked about it, but couldn’t pronounce any of the countries…. only the jewelry she bought in each port…. a real spoof on how people travel and what they learn from it… or don’t . nicely crafted J.🌷🌷🌷
Warmly, B

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Betty. I remember when we were going to move from NY to Illinois and my Grandmother on my dad's side, kept pronouncing the "s" in Illinois...she was funny.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

always a pleasure J.🌷
warmly, B