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| The "Flyer" lifted off level ground near Big Kill Devil Hill at 10:35 a.m., Dec. 17, 1903 and flew 120 ft. in 12 secs. |
By André Duvall
Cushions of sand buffer
trials of error and success
Open roads of wind propel
tries at a new way to cruise
Isolated, far from home
but far from eyes that pry,
the brothers choose these narrow barriers at land’s end,
these Outer Banks
to build, to test,
to glide,
to Fly
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Copyright © 2013 by André Duvall
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Very good Andre. I had settled in for a story of the Wright Brothers and instead was treated to a nice poem. It went very well with my coffee. Most of us here seem to write on the dark side of poetry. I, do at any rate---don't like to speak for others.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ed! I'm glad you enjoyed waking up with this poem. I enjoy reading dark poetry of others, but I tend to err more towards the light (with darker shades as needed) when I write my own.
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