Best Takeoff Poems
Before TakeoffThe planes were lined up in a queue,
A reminder of something I knew.
They awaited permission
Like at intermission
In theaters outside of the loo.
One by one each one skyward immersed
As the rest inched up closer...
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Categories:
takeoff, flying,
Form:
Limerick
Cleared For TakeoffHer life is just about to take off,
As she straps in behind the stick.
The destination might be unclear,
But the route is hers to pick.
Education fuels her craft,
And graduation trips the switch.
She wants to see what there is out there,
The call of adventure is like an...
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Categories:
takeoff, inspirational, for her, graduation,
Form:
Light Verse
Ready For Takeoffetched in minds own eye
crane outstretching wing span - and
...
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Categories:
takeoff, animals, imagination, nature, visionary,
Form:
Haiku
Cleared For Takeoff“We’re cleared for takeoff,” the pilot announced, “settle in, our flight time to Atlanta will be 9 hours.”
The Gulfstream roared down the runway and in a moment the tops of trees flashed by. We climbed quickly, and banked. Paris dwindled, the Seine became a string...
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Categories:
takeoff, emotions, feelings, friendship, summer,
Form:
Free verse
Takeoff Over the HorizonDown the aisle where two worlds meet,
Separation and fate meet together,
And a lonely traveler walks through the fog,
Following the call of your heart.
He is looking for something that is not in this world,
What can fill his soul and heart,
And in every note he finds answers,
He...
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Categories:
takeoff, cry, fantasy, good friday,
Form:
Epic
Categories:
takeoff, introspection, truth,
Form:
Monoku
ROLL AWAY BED TAKEOFFRoll out
Anywhere
Circling the room
Maybe a stop in Chicago
A good night sleep going left and right
Hard to sleep tight
All happening at night side to side
One could find themselves sitting at the front door
Rolling away twist and turn soar
Sounds more like a dance
A roll away bed...
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Categories:
takeoff, adventure, character, crazy, funny,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
takeoff, bird, winter,
Form:
Lanterne
The RacetrackThe Racetrack
A momentous and thrilling place
where people lose their pace
looking through the columns of the racing form.
They seem to be cheerful
when they hear of their horse name Fearful...
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Categories:
takeoff, horse, race,
Form:
Free verse