Monday, 13 September 2021

ghazal for evening flight from Montreal to Vancouver

Five hour flight right before sunset
Stowaway sun takes five hours to set.

Entire plane gasps when we breach clouds
Twilight beats complimentary headsets.

A day that deepens but never ends
Always running, unable to reset.

The sun is a torch on fluffy clouds
Burnt cream on custard right before it sets.

The night is the colour of Shiva
Touchdown in Vancouver as the sun sets.

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