Airport Love
A Nonet
Here is a small, strange, and telling thing:
I have always loved the airport.
My heart for the liminal,
and moments ungrounded -
this is at the root
of our distance.
Spurning roots,
I chose
flight
About the Creator
Gabriel Huizenga
Twas for love of words that I first joined this site:
Poetry, essays, and dear short stories too;
For to live one's best is to read, and to write!
So find me in words here, and I'll find you 💙
Thanks for stopping by! :)
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Comments (29)
Congratulations on the win!! This poem is so deserving - so proud of you! <3
So lovely. I read this like watching water on a path. A piece doesn't need flowery language when you have the right story to tell. This message is a subtle ache and you delivered it beautifully. Congratulations on your win!
Very deserving of the win, well done!
Congratulations on your Top Win! This nonet is the bomb of all break up nonets. Well done!
Congratulations, Gabriel!!
So well deserved! Introspection + metaphor + story = artful poetry.
Yeah, this is a winner! 🏆
Congrats on your win!! Lovely piece :)
So much in so few words! I love love love this concept. Amazing work!
I love this analogy. Congrats on your big win!
Wtg Gabriel. 👏
Congratulations on the win. 🥇 It is well-deserved. This is a wonderful piece.
Congratulations!
Congratulations! I especially loved the last three words. Beautiful job and a well-deserved win.
Wonderful! A clear winner. 🤍
Fantastic!!! Congratulations on the win!!!❤️❤️💕
Congratulations on your wind! 😉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations on a well-deserved win!
CONGRATULATIONS, GABRIEL!! So well deserved!!
Nicely done, congrats on the win!
This is so beautifully crafted! Absolutely amazing work <3
Another beauty! Well done, once again.
I love how you ended your poem with flight! Using a metaphor with wings for running away from a relationship is clever, clever, clever! Echos of Free Bird!
My favourite I’ve seen so far for this challenge!! 🤍🫶🏻🌟