fdelano Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 A Horizon Invisible Causes vertigo when we try to fly by feelings instead of the logic evolved to guide us. A gray day brings down moods and even conjures up false readings, seeming more believable. Illusions followed to conclusion never lead to reality or a livable existence. Our heads and hearts can lie as easily as the clouds and mist that obscure the path. A crash becomes inevitable if we continue to make direction corrections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Nicely balanced between the tangible and intangible. I particularly liked, “Illusions followed/ to conclusion never/ lead to reality or a/ livable existence.” The aeronautical analogies bring to mind the disappearance of Flight 19 in 1945. More things in heaven and earth.... and all that. Enjoyed. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 "direction correction" made my day! Love that phrase. Great expanded metaphor, reading I actually felt the vertigo. I really liked this poem. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 This one's working on multiple levels, Franklin. I won't try to sum it up; the compact and concise poem already speaks for itself. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks to all who found something in this life's metaphor. I springs from my memories of those days of 12 hour missions and has been on my mind of late. I think it was 1967 when shortly after takeoff from Anderson AFB, Guam, a B-52 entered a squall line. With no horizon or the lights of the bomber 30 seconds ahead, the pilot is believed to have suffered vertigo and trusted the seat of his pants instead of the instruments that predicted his plunge into the deep sea. Debris washed ashore for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 here here to comrades franklin. enjoyed. victor Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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