(earth)
man climbs into craft
says farewell to solid ground
counts down to zero
(fire)
intermingling fuels
spark applied to set ablaze
power of titans
(air)
man and craft ascend
crudely shoving air aside
until there is none
(water)
man and craft descend
dangling under silken threads
until ocean's kiss
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John Atkinson
Artist, writer, middle-aged polymath, husband, friend, brother. One who is at the same time enraptured with and humbled by life and the World.
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Dale does not know what the next 17 years will hold for him, but in some cases, he knows exactly what will happen. He sits at his elegant dining room table, with a newly opened bottle of Beaujolais in front of him. Gleaming in the light of the chandelier is a shiny-black object, roughly the size, and shape of a rugby ball. He stares at it as he pours himself a glass of wine. He takes a drink and thinks back to an earlier time.
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COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE REMINDER In order to maintain order, please be reminded that peace is maintained by silence. In an event where operations are conducted near you, residents are advised to remain calm and continue with their daily activities as normal.
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