Inspired by  a recent plane ride I took.

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I can hear the hum of the powerful machine 

A low roar that begins to build 

The pilot gives a last reminder 

And then we begin to taxi down the runway 

The sound of the engines begins to grow 

And I watch the world move around us

We lift off and I feel like I have leapt off of a cliff 

My heart drops as we rise sharply 

Then we settle into a steady climb 

I look out my small window 

And I see the roads and buildings grow smaller 

As we take glorious flight 

Little dots move on straight lines 

Moving quickly across squares of earth 

But we are faster and higher

I am flying and it is amazing 

It is beautiful up here 

We continue to get higher 

And the mountains become minuscule

I can see how vast the ranges are 

But they are mole hills to us now 

Mist still shrouds the bases of the mountains at this early time 

And it seems as though they go on forever

I can see the sun slowly begin to come above the horizon 

But now I feel as tho we are rising to meet the sun

Up here the clouds seem small and thin

We go through one and it looks strange 

As though we have drifted into a fog

But soon we break free and burst out into the sun 

The mountains below us are covered by a blanket of snow 

And it looks pale as though someone lightly dusted

chocolate cake with powdered sugar 

All too soon we begin to go down 

The mere hills and small clouds 

Become larger and more prominent

I can almost touch a mountain peak 

And then with a soft thump we land 

Taxiing back to civilization 

And I step off onto solid ground once more