For DF & ACF
Some folks favor stability—flourish
At home, secure, with everything in place.
Others dissent, insist on nourishing
Gnawing hunger—they imbibe, seek rare grace;
Intoxicated by untrammeled space,
They cannot rest! They travel everywhere—
Our friends among them. Determined, they lace
The draught of life with stimulants. They fare
Up China’s rivers, watch Northern whales, dare
The waters beyond Grecian isles, extol
Mediterranean wonders. They spare
Nothing! For Chrissakes—they’re at the North Pole
Right now! What next? Fiji for sure, to stroll
Exotic beaches. Then, the Space Station?
The first blast off to Mars? Can any toll
Limit their consumption of creation?
Just one! No matter how tempting the fruit,
They won’t go where their Blackberries are mute!
(4/27/07)