Lightening to the Right of the Plane

Lightening East of Albany

Storm near Albany

Storm to the South of the Place

moon above the clouds

where lightening flashes

off the right

side

of the plane

Vast and Amazing

orange horizon

(again no camera)

off the left side ---

Why did I leave my

camera in my

suitcase?

Ominous lightening

from above

Bolts -- Faraway

faintly orange.

lightening like

fireflies - - - the

clouds lite up ---

like popcorn lightening

explosions that

frequent ---

huge

down to the right

and back --

with the waxing moon

above the cloud---

Lightening behind the

clouds ---

Like a random strobe

in random places---

The orange of the

sunset was so deep and

surreal ---

as if it was

painted --- And a

turquoise -

Now the place is

in turbulence -

and the seatbelt

light

is on ---

Moon over lightening --

Clouds heads towering ---

silhouetted against

the illumination of

lightening

distinct shapes of

dark dark puff y

off to the right

Some bolts vertical --

some rushing along

the bottoms of

clouds ---

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wow!

whoa!

fleeting yet continuous

blut,

luminous clouds

furious discharges -

Thunder heads dark

against the

lit up clouds behind

Brief billowing shape

shadowed with gray

flashing flashing

flashing ---

strobing --

cloud shapes so

brief

so distant

dissipation of the day

like exploding

awareness ---

gray -- billows --

flash brief ----

like enlightenment ---

city lights

below --

far down

some New York
New England town ---

Still the moon above

Now the plane is

shaking as we

pass right through

a cloud ---

can't see the lightening --

obscured ----

Now I see the rain

(or snow) at the

end of the wing

where the wing light is

the wing strobe

show the snow (or rain)

whizzing by --

what mind could think

like this?

what Kerouac?

what Jesus?

millions of rain drops

like streaks in the strobe

all around the plane

wing shaking ---

Moon now missing

we are in the cloud ---

still the lightening ---

Now through the clouds --

town lights far below --

lightening to the South

Clouds above

still no moon --

lightening to the right

of the plane

20 more minutes to
Boston --

The morning mist
of mountain clouds

has risen up

to be so loud --

What towns are these

below? A shore line?

I do not know

The wing is banking down

as the plane loops

around --

Flight attendants

please prepare --

to land ---

Turn off all

electrical appliances --

Must be the North Shore

below --

We are landing shortly --

-William A. Perilli

• Written Night of Aug 25, 2007 on the right side of AA flight from Dallas to Boston.

Copyright 2007 William A. Perilli

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