BEAUTIFUL BALLOON EXPERIENCE

By Andrew Harley

 

In the magic of the morning,

Looking around the large launch field.

Arrays of hot-air balloons inflate,

And their colors are gradually revealed.

 

 

 

 

 

Lifting off in the wicker gondola,

I start my heavenward ascension.

The idyllic landscape soon stretches out

To a stupendous dimension;

 

 

There is so much pristine scenery –

The rolling hills are dotted with pines.

As the earth seems to slowly rotate below,

I take in outdoor designs.

 

Floating serenely for a while,

Suspended in the wind’s highway,

I’m in panoramic harmony with nature;

And my mind is led astray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rejuvenating air is amazingly quiet

Soaring now over some hayfields and crops.

As I decline back towards the ground

I let my balloon dip to kiss the treetops.

 

Oh, what a time this has been;

My feelings are in complete commotion.

It’s just one thing that cannot be measured,

By any mere transient emotion.

 

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