Passion For Maps

PASSION FOR MAPS Like an addict to the cartograph I can never get enough. Only maps are the real stuff - Without them life is tough. Maps showed me how to find Cuba - A thrill to see when I discovered such. It’s possible Columbus enjoyed a Chance discovery almost as much. I see shapes of coasts in spaghetti, In bad roads repaired with tar patches, Islands in gravy somewhat fatty Or in mirrors with random scratches. New Guinea is a dinosaur; Italy - boot; Kamchatka - kukri knife; Ireland is a dog with one leg sore. They always bring my maps to life. All maps have a problem of distortion, And I gotta keep my passion under control, Keep it all in proportion,………… But god help me, it rules my soul.