Joy Rises

Inspired by my ongoing fantasy of flying.


Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Low Altitude Space-Glider” by: rob kistner © 11/5/24

 
Joy rises
over the earth today
as the thermals
‘neath my wings
lift them to soaring

it’s off into space
my dreams I’m exploring

lifting me aloft
in free floating flight
my spirit’s alive
in this sacred delight

left to my heart’s abandon
my destination random

I hear the earth’s whisper
the breeze’s sigh

they say
this is how it feels to fly

the soft sounds waft
lilting into the sky

I’m lifting
drifting
as high
and far
as thermals will permit

my searching soul
eager to submit
as I feel the winds
take me

soaring high
into a brilliant sky

leaving the clouds
far below
like ever rolling
pillow‘d snow

until all I hear
murmuring in my ear
is the voice
of the breeze
and the song
in my soul

watching the world
bend away
over the infinite horizon

I see life
from a new perspective

seeking clarity
my new-found objective


Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Child’s Flight’o’Fancy”
by: rob kistner © 11/5/24

my dream since a child
to soar the blue heaven’s wild

that my young prayer be heard
to fly like a bird

now is when
I at last begin
the revealing journey
far out and deep in

swept up
and away
in ever-climbing rise
ascending today
with wide open eyes

high above this world of ours
the tiny blue planet
among the vast stars

into low altitude
outer-space
a child’s smile
upon my face

silently upward
as joy rises

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rob kistner © 2024

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