Fear of Flying

Fear of Flying

It was a clear, cold day the sun was a sad 
decoration vanity at its worst.
The sky was like after shave lotion with 
a tinge of blue which stung a shaved face 
with frosty bitterness. 
I saw Amelia Earhart´s aircraft disappear 
in the distance, only a doleful echo told me 
of a tragedy about to happen… 
On a lost atoll a bottle of aftershave balm
glints in the sun, perhaps belonging to her 
navigator, as does a diamond earring that
shines pitifully on the clarity of gilded sand.
Look up on a still, pale day  and you will see 
her little airplane forever disappearing into 
a hazy past of remembered dreams.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Collins Avatar
December 6, 2012 at 6:09 AM
Mysterious that aftershave sky. Dylan Thomas may have been famous because of his education, academia, and bad behavior, but what a writer. You may not have a plaque at Westminster, but what a writer. love, kathy
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December 6, 2012 at 7:40 AM
thank you dear Kathy
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