Flight and Fancy jansmatters.com, August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 I sailed my ship through time gone by and never found the start I sailed my ship through days to come and never reached the end My trip was short through both extremes it took me just a second My ship defied the laws of physics its speed exceeded light I reached out through expanse of space and sought it's never ending But as I reached it moved away and eluded my seeking grasp My ship my mind was fleet and agile in its flight through the infinite all It looked and it saw it sought and it found no limits no confines no bounds By Jan Kraus Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Related Essays, Flash Fiction, Poetry artdrawingPoemPoetry
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