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At thirty seven thousand feet we cruise,a "Vigne Elisa" settling jangled nerves.
A menu! Look! But nothing much to choose.
I ask. An aisle goddess gently serves.
A steady stream towards the rear await
their turn to genuflect, then to their seat
return, a little fresher. "Are we late?",
I hear at thirty seven thousand feet,
and wonder, if we are, what might be done?
I ache. I shift my legs and back and butt.
The afternoon gives way to evening sun.
The menu item grumbles in my gut.
Another glass of red would be so sweet.
I rest, at thirty seven thousand feet.
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Comments: 15
channeller [2008-06-23 07:51:59 +0000 UTC]
Oh, this is so spot on! I hate them long flights!
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themapper In reply to channeller [2008-06-24 05:47:00 +0000 UTC]
Hahahaha! Well, I am thankful I don't need to travel so often on the long flights. My back and my butt get too sore.
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channeller In reply to themapper [2008-06-24 08:17:40 +0000 UTC]
When I got off a nine hour flight once, my feet had swollen to twice their size. Not an experience I care to repeat!
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themapper In reply to channeller [2008-06-25 06:28:36 +0000 UTC]
O you poor thing. I hope you got to soak in a big hot tub afterward.
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alilydarkly [2008-03-12 20:46:50 +0000 UTC]
love it because it is so personal and everyone can relate that may have been on a plane..but the last time I was on a plane, I'm told, I was a baby haha. so I have yet to do it while I am able to someday soon
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wyldhoney [2007-10-26 19:32:36 +0000 UTC]
"Aisle goddess"...
I've never been on a plane, yet I can somehow feel the entire experience.
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themapper In reply to wyldhoney [2007-10-27 02:00:23 +0000 UTC]
And my flight attendant certainly was an aisle goddess. I just wisehd she came back my way more often.
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ironhenry [2007-10-26 12:42:19 +0000 UTC]
I'm impatient and annoyed just reading this. Well made!
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themapper In reply to ironhenry [2007-10-27 01:46:58 +0000 UTC]
O good. You caught the mood of it then. Thanks!
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dolor-sit-amet [2007-10-26 07:26:00 +0000 UTC]
I normally dislike sonnet form, but you did well with this one. And it's certainly a topic I'm familiar with.
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themapper In reply to dolor-sit-amet [2007-10-27 01:46:22 +0000 UTC]
Well, it did help while away some of that 'imprisoned time' sitting in that small seat. Thanks for stopping by and for the
- may I ask why you normally dislike the sonnet form? I quite like it, myself.
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dolor-sit-amet In reply to themapper [2007-10-27 02:13:06 +0000 UTC]
I just find it carries too many associations and expectations, and not ones I like. It's hard for me to get the flow right, and it always feels a little cerebral.
I guess it's mostly prejudice, I associate sonnets with stiff educational institutions, free verse with angry college students, and villanelles with pure emotion. There's little or no basis for that, of course, but it still colors my perceptions.
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themapper In reply to dolor-sit-amet [2007-10-27 23:00:03 +0000 UTC]
One of my most favourite forms is the Rondeau (e.g., In Flanders Fields). But I must also admit, I have come to rather like the sonnet. One of my first challenges at an online sonnet club was to write a joke in the form of a sonnet. I chose, "why did the chicken cross the road?" I kinda like how it turned out: [link] .
Do you write regularly?
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dolor-sit-amet In reply to themapper [2007-10-28 08:06:51 +0000 UTC]
Fairly regularly, though I'm not much of a fan of forcing it. But I am doing NaNoWriMo this year.
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themapper In reply to dolor-sit-amet [2007-10-29 04:24:17 +0000 UTC]
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Best of luck to you.
Russ








