Circling the Globe

By luigi_pagano

Fri, 12 May 2023
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Did I travel? You bet.
I went to Tunisia,
Morocco and Tibet.

To Turkey, to Greece,
and other countries
in search of peace,

I circled the globe
from east to west
to look and probe

if they'll ever meet
to reach an accord
and cease to compete.

Found no animosity
from people querying
my idle curiosity.

But these are things
that can be described 
as a poet's imaginings

I never once set foot
on a train or a plane
but always stayed put

My mind can envision
those distant places
with great precision.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2023

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Luigi,

loved your poem, for this is exactly what I do in my imagination.

What a great way to travel. wink

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello Jenny. That's how I mostly travel nowadays but I haven't always been an armchair traveller. In my younger days, I globe-trotted a fair bit.

Luigi xx

 

 

Submitted by marandina on

That's an impressive list of places visited, Luigi. I imagine you have a treasure trove of memories. Travelling in the mind isn't so bad. It's a real moneysaver. Enjoyed, of course. Paul 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

When writing, some poetic licence is allowed, Paul. There are places I  have mentioned but not visited, like Tibet, for instance, and others that haven't been included although I have been there. The most distant was Mexico in 1966, a country tha at the time I found very interesting and welcoming. I understand that the situation is different now.

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by Kris on

I'm still there Luigi, love the way the way you expressed this, I'll travel in that zone any day... Thanks ! 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

It's a nice place to be, Kris. Nice to hear from you.Thanks for looking in and best wishes.

Luigi.

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Yes Luigi! Time travel is possible and I will prove it to you. The problem is travelling to the past. So I suggest crossing the date line (east to west?) in a very fast airplane, a jet, so that you have travelled one day to the past, to yesterday. Flying then very fast to the west you again cross the date line, two days before and so on.

Some people say the solution is that the earth is flat. Well I admit my math is not so well, can you believe it?

& Nolan

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Nolan, I like your theory and will put it to the test when I next travel. As for your maths, I believe you but thousands wouldn't, as my wife used to say.

Cheers, Luigi