Muffled roar on the runway
Taking off, flying free
Cheek to window, earth sinking
And in the clouds to be
Gone away and gone above
Taken by the skies
Head laid back on plaid headrest
Rough cloth seats and fold-down trays
Eyes shut, heading: west
Close the shutter, block sunrays
And watch the world's weight
Falling from my wings
I'll try to forget
I'll try to forgive
But for now I fly
Because in the sky
Is freedom
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Rhyme & Reason - Poetry
PoetryTwenty poems you won't want to miss. "I wrote a book of rhyme and reason, of simple words for time and season." A best-of compilation, containing selected entries from my previous works: Poems of the Left Hand, Spring and Light, and Ecru Skies. Also...
