Because we all want to write more poems.
inheritance
In school
they say
we pass on what we know
to those who arrive unknowing
not the sum of our knowledge
but that portion we deem
important
we sift the mountain of experience
with pans and screens
seeking nuggets
weigh them in scales ir/
rational
choose those reflecting
the light of our present
infatuations
But this mountain is growing fast
not long ago a hillock
now a Himalayan range
tomorrow a planet
and you can argue
what's important
what should be included
(we do, O how we do!)
but fact is
you'd want to teach
your kids at least as much
as you knew, more
if you're not a seeker of Eden
hoping your children
will populate a perfect garden
where all they need to know
is how to find fireflies
and to laugh when
the moon chases
them running,
running
- Benjamin Gorman's Shared Poems
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