Gazing Through Airplane's Pane Poem by Almedia Knight-Oliver

Gazing Through Airplane's Pane

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High above:
The sheep-cloud being pushed by wind
her cotton tail wandering across the sky.

Peering down through
the uncontrolled clouds, I see
free-born valleys, knolls, and
Green foliages decorating the ground.
the birch perches on the riverbank,
and bluebells dancing in the breeze!

Illusions of Immortal souls strung across the heavens
like miles and miles of twinkling stars
dancing on the Milky Way
signaling forget-not New Orleans'
bayous with no mate.

Standing still- it feels- some thirty thousand feet above
above fields of cotton, vines creeping on the ground
strings of seedy black eyed watermellons, and their
juicy sweet hearts bursting with happiness
and leaving black seeds for generations

Oh my, how poets images and perception
give such delight to a Brooklynite!
The huge plane tilts downward,
its long nose pushes aside the
gray and white clouds then, run
to meet the greeting runway.


Almedia Knight

July 2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Topic(s) of this poem: vacation
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Me, My daughter [ Heather], and her three daughters [Ilana, twins: Kayla and Kamile, were flying to New Orleans, from New Orleansand, and drive to Jackson Mississippi to a Collier [my deceased mother's] 2009 Family Reunion. I just felt a need to, poetically, share my experience on the airplane with you.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Obinna Eruchie 24 July 2009

Imaginative lines, especially this one'A poet’s images and perception/ Can bring such delight, which is true.

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Nivedita Bagchi SPC UK 16 April 2010

Arial view panorama Bonanza of noetic diorama Imbued in biblio sound Mute as dumbfound. Very well addressed poem …fantastic …thanks Ma’am Voted 10++ Ms. Nivedita UK

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Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal 19 September 2009

A poet’s images and perception Can bring such delight! I gazed…and gazed…what a view… Then the plane pushes through the Cumulus to meet the runway......seen from very far and realising the good objects from the distance.. yes it is vivid description before we reach to our destiny.....10 read mine why do we neglct nature...global warming...mother

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Ahmad Shiddiqi 16 September 2009

Sensitive and full of surprises. Keep writing!

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Sathyanarayana M V S 31 July 2009

Everyone from an airoplane sees the earth only few like you Madam can condense that beauty into a poem. Lovely imagery, Lively expressions.

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Naseer Ahmed Nasir 26 July 2009

Good imagination while gazing from airplane's pane. So you were on a holiday trip perhaps! Regards Naseer

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