Tagged: flight
departures come and
departures come and
go as often as arrivals –
we hold on longer
.
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every three-point-two
every three-point-two
flights, we remember to ask
mom to prepare some
freshly cut apple pear slices
to soothe whatever the journey
.
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perhaps we are one
perhaps we are one
quarantine holiday away
from breaking, and five
million people hum mid-flight:
this is it, pack your bags, let’s go
.
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a sandwich bag with
a sandwich bag with
freshly peeled and sliced apple
pears tucked into my
travel bag requires no note
to show mama’s enduring love
.
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maybe with wings, we
maybe with wings, we
will shield one another – flight
is provisional
.
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perhaps new flavors
perhaps new flavors
arrive once a
month, landing
in JFK with
a slosh and some
nervousness –
on the streets of
Brooklyn, a world
of wondrous
piraguas awaits
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: slosh
sitting by the wing
sitting by the wing
of a plane is often an
exercise in self-
preservation,
counting every
nut and bolt,
willing every
piece of metal
to stay together,
holding breaths
twelve heartbeats
at a time
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: preservation
i get anxious when
butterflies stay still
butterflies stay still
for much longer than we give
them credit for – let’s
allow one another wings
and not be afraid to fly
.
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between wings and a
between wings and a
slice of sky is a net tailored
to catch morning’s light
.
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