Parents, you can't do anything
with them, so pour your cabernet
and give your kids your corks.
Kids know what to do with corks.
They imagine them to life
as stallions, furniture or tiny ships
that sail at dawn for distant lands.
All you have is your castle.
All you can give is your blessing.
So give it to them. Smash a bottle
across the bow and retreat
to your throne and wait for word.
When word comes, it will come softly,
in a voice you almost recognize.
It will say, "We found a place
where nothing isn't treasure.
Come quickly."