Classic poem of the day
Red sky at night,
Shepherd's delight;
Red sky in the morning,
Shepherd's warning.
Member poem of the day
These are poems about flight, poems about flying, and poems about flights of fancy like those of Peter Pan ...
"Flight 93" is a sonnet I wrote in response to the events of 9-11 ...
Flight 93
by Michael R. Burch
I held the switch in trembling fingers, asked
why existence felt so small, so purposeless,
like a minnow wriggling feebly in my grasp ...
vibrations of huge engines thrummed my arms
as, glistening with sweat, I nudged the switch