East Midlands to Bergamo

Our Journey from England to Italy.

East Midlands to Bergamo

Above the clouds

the sky blue

goes on and on,

reaching into space,

touching the stars,

flowing into the

infinite darkness

that surrounds us.

Below,

lightly dotted puffs

of cotton wool

float upon the sea of air.

And I wonder

what lies beneath

these man made wings.

Under the sky in which

we hang

I see the quilted

fields of the Rhone.

I envisage

it's quiet country lanes

and sleepy villages

where locals lunch

upon bread and cheese and wine

and drink strong black coffee

with the aroma

of sweet-smelling Cognacs.

I resolve that one day

I will join them

sitting round the sun drenched square

watching a game of petanque

idle gossip on their lips.

Suddenly, looming,

the jagged icing topped

dark peaks of the Alps

break my train of thought

with razor ridges

and snowy, craggy slopes;

the solid rock

that binds France

and Switzerland and Italy.

Soon we are gliding down,

our decent accelerating

as the tarmac runway

of Bergamo rushes to greet us.

 

27/06/17

Reviews

[wordman]

sounds like a wonderful journey my friend

[John Alexander McFadyen]

indeed it was Ron; many thanks.

[pia]

this is always how i feel when im up there in the clouds looking down at the world from a birds eye view. well i have extreme flight anxiety and im hoping the next time i experience anxiety while flying Ill feel better after reading this
thank you for writing this. amazing words !!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Pia, I hope your next flight is enjoyable. We all feel a certain nervousness flying just as we do driving.

[Leslie Philibert]

Nice write that makes me shift into holiday modus..
hope you had a great time

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Leslie. We had an amazing time and both fell in love with Varenna and Lake Como.

[duff]

Another fine journey John. You definitely have a knack for taking the reader where you want. I've spent significant time in both places and you took me back. There is texture and aroma in your words. Nice job my friend.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much duff. We stayed in Varenna on Lake Como and it is simply the most beautiful place I have seen so far.

[duff]

You're very welcome. I've been all over Italy but never Lake Como. I hear its amazing.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Really worth a trip duff.

[duff]

I bet it is. For now I'll just live vicariously through you.

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the journey in your words. You took me with you to beautiful places and a very good ending. I liked the short lines. Thank you John for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much for reading and commenting Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome John.

[Ethan]

Hmm, this is quite pretty. You've got a hell of a lot of potential. However, you've got some incorrect punctuation and a few of the words you chose could be replaced with smoother, simpler ones to help the flow along. Other than that, amazing job.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Punctuation is not a finite concept. Especially in poetry Ethan. It may be for scholars of English language such as my son who writes beautiful poetry. Me I am largely ignorant of the language of English. Pretty and potential are interesting observations. Many thanks.

[Ethan]

Ah, I see.