People are beginning to fly

This poem is about words doing what we want them to do.

 

Stretching and reaching with fingertips high

The people of Earth are beginning to fly

They’ve taken on the looks of the angels aloft

With white feathered wings so pure and so soft

 

They’re spiralling round trees and circling in loops

Trying out their wings and gathering in groups

Then setting their sights on places so far

There’s no need for buses, trains or a car

 

The airports are graveyards for rusty old planes

The land is so quiet with its disused roads and lanes

Over water and seas travelling they all go

To the far flung places they knew so long ago

 

When you’ve been close to heaven above

It's a tremendous feeling and one that you love

But the worst feeling of all is coming down

To reach hard land, to be on solid ground

 

The people of Earth are flying

I can see them out my window

 

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Reviews

[Cathy Wattam]

I think it should say "Trying out their wings" not wing. Also I feel some of the lines don't flow as well as they should because they are too wordy. However, I really like the concept of the poem and so wish we could all sprout wings and fly off to distant shores, preferably before we die!

[Mk.t.g]

"When you’ve been close to heaven above
It's a tremendous feeling and one that you love
But the worst feeling of all is coming down
To reach hard land, to be on solid ground"
Wonderful lines above, Leigh! Loved the concept here!
Mk.t.g

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A fun fantasy piece for the first day of the year Leigh. It reminded me of Cold Lazarus for some reason.

[Frieda P]

Reminds me of Peter Pan, I'm flying....an enjoyable read like a smile on your page.

[Leigh]

Glad I made you smile

[Jessie]

This just made my day :) Thank you so much for sending it to me! It's well written and lighthearted and made me smile. Thank you n_n xx

[Leigh]

Thank you I am very pleased

[Adam Whitworth]

nice one, well done

[Pencrafter]

It does have a fantasy, dreamlike quality. Your words show the reader how to fly, or at least look out the window.

[Bewitching Sensations]

lovely thoughts.. very light and cheery poem....

[Jetta Zippora]

Gorgeous. :)

[gombeggar]

the title is just fine but you ought to capitalize all the proper words in it...the poem is a very good use of imagery of words, well done

[Distant horizons]

Love it. great feel to this.