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Byron Hoot: The Mind in the Wind Seeing Where Things Lie

What I need are nights
of deep sleep; this riding the wind is not as easy 
as it would seem to be.

August 1, 2025 · 2 Comments

Laurence Musgrove: In the Cockpit

I like to imagine that every morning
Before I get up, the pilot of my plane
Runs through the standard checklist,
Making sure the gauges and switches 
Are set and secure for an easy takeoff

March 27, 2024 · 1 Comment

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley: Flying

When I grow up, I want to be a fish,
 a big blue fish if I ever grow up.

October 26, 2021 · 6 Comments

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