Flight 777

Flight 777

 

 

Do flight attendants

serve drinks

on planes bound for heaven

or does God want perfectly clear thinking

from those negotiating the gate?

 

Wine works wonders for the soul

it is served for communion

at the altar bar

do sinners know the combination of the gate lock?

Who paid for the tickets?

 

Blood, sweat and fears

the hymn book opened wide

eyes burning red with dread

so we act Christian

just to get the pass

 

the takeoff from the womb

may have turbulence

but is the landing safe

is the gate too rusted for some to open?

Where is heaven's landing strip?

 

In Iowa?

and where is that flight attendant?

I need another sip from the chalice

 

calms the nerves.

 

 

erin-cilberto

3/16/24

Reviews

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

Jacob,

Very deep philosophical thoughts here ... Hope you're not planning on flying away anytime soon ... I gos beer and whiskey right here, and I do share freely, so please do stick around ...

Marve

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I can't stand either beer or whiskey, but thanks for the offer, Marve.
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I think the answer would be relative to the Pilot and the condition of our plane of existence. But there is this advice from Bathsheba, "Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to him whose life is bitter." Proverbs 31:6 I no longer imbibe but I have drank about everything that contains alcohol at one point or another. Mostly I see that it makes men fools and ugly women prettier. ;)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I like your double usage of "plane"....me too....only not all that much drinking...had a few nights.
thanks, Fabian,
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

In my world, no one gets to heaven...yet this is a wonderful spoof on religion...and how we get to heaven's gate...on a 777? i don't thing so... but as always you create these incredibly inventive ways and always there is a cynicism woven in, especially on religion....
Love it!
Warmly, B

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I wish I could be less than cynical....but yes, I am.
thank you, Betty,
j.

[Miss Sharon]

Very interesting write Jacob. I always enjoy your creativity. ~Sharon

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Sharon,
j.

[andrew mitchell]

I wonder if the planes have enough fuel.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

probably not...
probably not,
j.

[Poetic Beauty]

Flight to heaven and do they serve wine? Good question for I I’m terrified of flying but I’m hoping this flight is different.

I love the idea and creativeness penned in this poem. I can see nervous people on a plane sipping from a silver chalice which holds the sweetest wine to help calm their nerves as they wait for the destination of heavens gate

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I like what you see here...oh, these nervous folks...
j.

[Poetic Beauty]

Smiles it’s amazing what images get conjured up in my brain when I read

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous and very relatable.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Thomas,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

I’ve never travelled well. Have always needed a bit of Dutch courage before a flight. I don’t suppose it will be any different on flight 777. And if the landing and the gates are troublesome, well I’ll just have to have another and keep my fingers crossed. (Medicinal vino, of course)

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Medicinal vino...good idea,
thank you, Chris,
j.

[Jon Mahaffie]

God negotiating the pearly gates with the disembarked is a very evocative image. There is a linear increase in religiosity and number of unanswerable questions at any given time. Like throwing in the towel on a home renovation and saying "f**k it, lets call a professional, this is above my pay grade." The gate being too rusted to open is another great image, either it opened more freely at a point in time or we lost the recipe for its lubrication and must pay the price. Heaven's landing strip is indeed, yes, the place where there's nothing but subsidized corn and more importantly the start of the presidential campaign cycle. What absolute aaaangels live in Iowa!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your insights, Jon,
j.

[Desert Knave]

Love the Iowa reference. Yeah, I think you have to figure out the lock like those old cylindrical bicycle locks. ~Jim

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I remember those locks, Jim,
thank you,
j.