Whitman Crossing the Sky to Spain
Slow Dakota
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I On a recent flight to Spain, The plane slowly and suddenly Crossed over the barrier Between night and day. As we flew into the sunrise, I peeked over my fellow passengers At the window, Where I saw a blue quilt of clouds Many thousand feet below. And I began to imagine That my hero, Walt Whitman, Was sitting next to me. II How would he greet the high morning? Would it inspire a poem – A poem he could never have written From below the cloud barrier? Would he make some remark to me, Or keep his eyes fastened to the window? In truth, I imagine he would be fast asleep, Swimming in some dream, Smiling, and wearing clothes Not particularly suited for air travel. And when offered a glass of orange juice, I imagine he would refuse On some strange principle; Knowing that soon, very soon, He would land in a country Full of orange trees. III Whitman, how I wish You could have seen Spain. Glowing in the deep orange sunlight, You call the attendant over Just to hear her voice, Just to see her glow In the same window light. She asks you, again, To fasten your seatbelt. She doesn’t know that every suitcase On this plane belongs to you. IV I imagine you, Walt, Having intercourse with the attendant, Sharp and constant, Even in your old age. I imagine her collapsing Onto your chest post-coitus; And I feel that in drinking This pitiful orange juice, I have failed you. We have all failed you. You have made a mess of our seats And the narrow aisle, But I forgive you. We all forgive you. V You have interrupted the drink service, But we are no longer thirsty. In fact, as we pierce through the sheet of cloud, Back down to the earth In the burst of the Spanish morning, We are awake and elated. You have always been our only hope, Walt Whitman. As our wheels touch down, The lovely attendant stands to dress, And I fill with the hope That everything written about you is true. And more than that: That everything ever written is true.
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