Love Flies On

Inspired by a flight

 

Love Flies On

© 2008   Mark Pearce

                                
My love flies on

To Chicago.

 

I remember the first day

On a flight from Houston.

She was efficient and proper

With wonderful eyes.

 

She served each passenger

With warmth and kindness.

But in truth,

She was there only for me.

       

I disembarked in Denver,

But there was no leaving

In the fullest sense of the word.

                                                       

A chance meeting

Another time

And we were no longer

Apart.

       

Abundant years have

Overflowed the memory.

Cherished moments

Both serious and silly.

 

It was life in a clean suburbia,

Pleasantly settled,

And yet, with a void

I could not fill.

                               

Through all the kids and work –

The grand fulfillments –

Grounded in love

She missed the sky.

 

Which is why today

I stand alone –

A brisk wind blowing

East northeast.

 

A few words spoken.

Container opened.

The urn I toss

To the sky.

 

Into the blue,

Reborn and new,

My love flies on

To Chicago.

Author's Note

Here's to you, kid.

Reviews

[holly]

This one is heartbreaking, Mark: the thought of loving someone down all those years, her longing to fly and then the finality of ashes in the wind. If I'm reading this incorrectly, please correct me. My heart goes out to the speaker, even if he is an amalgym of people you've known. This is a fine piece of work. The tone is just right, explanatory without being either cold or overly sentimental. This one bears reading again and again for its simplicity and stern beauty.

[Rhonda]

I cannot get over the lines "Grounded in love She missed the sky."

I think many people can relate to this, I know I can.

The ending was moving. Beautiful.

-R

[poet2angels (lynda)]

What a touching and beautiful piece this is...
I found myself in tears at the end...
SIgh...that is poetry

Lynda

[Lady V]

Awh. What a wonderful poem. It's tribute allows the mind to wander aimlessly. Great Job on this one.

Live, Love and Learn

Lady V

[Emily B]

oh, my . . .

masterful and endearing.