In-Flight Convergence Poem by Michael Burch

In-Flight Convergence
by Michael R. Burch

serene, almost angelic,
the lights of the city extend
over lumbering behemoths
shrilly screeching displeasure; they say
that nothing is certain,
that nothing man dreams or ordains
long endures his command

here the streetlights that flicker
and those blazing steadfast
seem one: from a distance;
descend?
they abruptly
part ways,

so that nothing is one
which at times does not suddenly blend
into garish insignificance
in the familiar alleyways,
in the white neon flash
and the billboards of Convenience

and man seems the afterthought of his own Brilliance
as we thunder down the enlightened runways.

"In Flight Convergence" was a top ten poem in the 1999 Writer's Digest non-rhyming poetry contest. There were over 13,000 overall entries in the contest. The poem was subsequently published in The Aurorean with a special editorial comment and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by editor Cynthia Brackett-Vincent. Keywords: Flight, Fly, Flying, Alienation, Airplane, Airport, City, Cities, Urban, Street Sweeper