Sunset over the clouds in Holland ©2014 luciledegodoy.com
While flying back home (Holland) from home (Brazil)… I made this photo through the glass window.
This back and forth journey is made of both joy and longing – balancing each other out, though – so no sadness inhabits my heart. As I looked outside, I thought of this poem of Emily Dickinson.
“There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields –
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!”
–Emily Dickinson
Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/there-is-another-sky-by-emily-dickinson#ixzz3K7HTSTtM
Family Friend Poems
Family Friend Poems
Fly safe
Thanks!
Beautiful view out your window.
Such a lovely photo and poem, Lucile.
Thank you so much, Carol!
very nice photo, makes flying seem less hectic than it’s become. i was little but i still remember getting a deck of cards on long flights, still have the deck somewhere too!
It’s still hectic, unfortunately! And space inside a plane is a rare commodity…
Really? Did you keep it till now? I’m terrible with collecting things for too long.
yeah the cards are lying around somewhere. we still use them when the family’s altogether. i keep/collect odd things.
Beautiful photo and poem, when I’m away from home I always look at the moon, and I know that it’s the same one shine on my home.
Thanks Elizabeth; total empathy with your thoughts.
Stunning sky! I’m glad you had lovely scenery for your trip back!
In fact this was the end of it, and the rest was quite bumpy, with lots os turbulence…but this sky made me forget it.
Ugh I don’t like turbulence!!! I’m glad the sky took yr mind off of it!
I love the way you framed the brilliant sky with the dark window. Lovely words, too.
Let me thank Dickinson and nature!
Ah yes, the sight of an airplane wing is one that is very familiar to me these days. But you’ve captured it beautifully here. What amazing light and colour. I’m always flying well after sunrise and well after sunset, so I usually miss this.
Thanks! The autumn lights make for amazing photos without much effort. I flight delay was compensated by this view.
I love looking out the window when I fly. That is really a beautiful picture and the window frame is so cool.
Thanks, Terri. I never ask for window seat as this time was no exception. I had to apologize to my neighbour who was very kind to let me snap my photos!
I don’t like flying very much. I can’t sleep in a seat and I’m also not very good at sitting still for long periods of time. The flights from the UK to New Zealand and Australia are also so long and add to that the jetlag and the whole experience is rather awful. But I’m grateful that I get to live on the other side of the planet and without planes I probably wouldn’t be able to do that.
I guess that except for pilots, the rest of us just accept it as a fast way to cross the world but there is no love involved. I hate the jetlag and all other inconveniences.
Until 2 years ago I used to travel every week for my job, all over the world, and while people found it fascinating, they had no idea how taxing it could be and that in fact, business trips bring us from offices to offices…
Very sweet and poetic take on. Loved your photo. 🙂
Thank you for your feedback. Also for visiting! 😀
Reblogged this on Adalberto de Queiroz and commented:
Emily Dickinson na moldura de um luxo moderno que a Poetisa nunca poderia imaginar…
Thank you for the shout out! Abraços!
Oi, Lucile.
Republiquei… http://betoqueiroz.com/um-outro-ceu-alem-dos-10-mil-pes-de-altitude/
Amitiés,
BetoQ.