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The poetic city: “Cruising Altitude”

Apr 25, 2022 • Creative Writing

Flying is all about a new perspective. (Photo: Pexels)

“Cruising Altitude”

At thirty-five thousand feet

I wonder what I would see

if I happen to be gazing down

at just the right moment

to catch a glimpse of the show.

Were a person far below

to hit the sweet spot

of perfect enlightenment.

Would I see thunderbolts of lightning

all aimed at the immovable spot?

Would I hear trumpets blaring

and cymbals clashing loud enough

to supersede the jet’s roar?

Likely as not, there would be no hint

of the great event, except perhaps

a subtle shift in the atmosphere.

Or maybe a slight lessening of tension

in another dimension, as the earth herself

emits a sigh of relief in giving birth,

once again to the one thus come.

Reece Burka

11/27/16

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