Finding Joy at The Aquarium
written by: Peggy Gerber
@peggysue445
Sitting on a hard, wooden bench
in an aquarium in New Jersey,
I spy a tiny, little boy,
Shirley Temple curls spilling down his back
shining blue eyes opened wide
as he gapes at fish
every color of the rainbow.
His face lights up with ecstasy,
as he begins singing to the fish,
E-I-E-I-O,
crooning his delight at their existence,
pressing his chubby cheeks against the thick glass
and giving kisses to all his new friends.
His exuberance,
spewing out like a volcano,
spurs me see the world through his eyes,
filling my heart with joy.
Grateful for this gift,
I walk over, plant a kiss on his downy cheek
and gently whisper in his ear,
Grandma loves you so much.
Peggy Gerber is thrilled to have won the 2021 Open Contract Challenge with her poetry chapbook Stumbling in CrazyTown. Her newest chapbook, The Big Indignity will be available in the Spring of 2023.
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