PrintPoem – Travelogue (By Gary Beck)
Travelogue
Voyagers no longer disembark
at decayed seaports,
piers rotting
where sturdy ships once docked
delivering the wealthy
the hopeful,
travel plans replaced
by accommodating airlines
getting us to destinations
so quickly
there’s no transition
between coming and going,
just adaptation
to climate change,
time change,
when we conclude our journey.
This poem is part of a collection titled ‘Learning Curve’ by Gary Beck, which until now has remained an unpublished collection concerned with the decline of Western civilization, as leading figures struggle with the issues of our times.
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