destination's umbilical

destination's umbilical

a windward, wayward, westward traveler

the poet lays a foundation

he or she drags along the trail

the weight of words

and waiting for words

into sonnets

out of haiku

poems colored Blue

the trip, a pragmatic journey

from birth to girth

to worth

death writes the final line

a poet recites, incites

invites

etymology, empathy

camaraderie 

friends of the pen

unite to fight

complacency

never contrite

they write on

and on

and...

erin-cilberto

4/28/25