Comments on: On Landing At Chicago’s Midway Airport

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 03:15:00 +0000

Jon, Thanks for posting that. Yes, I remember that one. Your reference to Saruman takes on new visual meaning for me since the movies.... And I love the parallel of power for the storm and the city. It's good to see this poem. I've been meaning (you may remember my asking your permission?) to pull your "volumes" of poetry off my shelves, but haven't done so yet, due to various busy-nesses.I got a view similar to yours on the orange line train in to the city, and it is a striking skyline-- so different in its emergence from the ground from Manhattan or Pittsburgh, the two city skylines I know best.Yes, I missed the Michael Jordan allusion completely. But I remember well the Thunderbird. And I'm So Glad you can finally sleep peacefully. Boy, it's been a long time coming, huh?So, Everyone, look for another of Jon's poems to be posted soon, with my sincere apologies for the delay.And remember, Jon. I'm a Slacker.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:51:00 +0000

Reminds me of one of my old poems. Remember this one? (It's more of a bottom-up view, whereas yours is more top-down...)<>Entering Chicago on the edge of a storm<>The flat, featureless drive under colorlessclouded cover was nearly finished. Ipaid the Skyway fareand flew on.Soaring amidst the blades of sun thatthrusted through the darkening firmament,I felt the first drops of rainkiss the glassof my speeding transport.It was then that I saw, notfor the first time,that unforgettable skyline.And yet,what I saw was not the same.The Dark Tower rising above the plainswas blanketed in blackeningfury, firebolts flaring from its heightas if someSarumanhad taken refuge there topractice his thaumaturgy free fromintrusion.I gazed in awe at the power of the Stormand the power of the Cityand continued on my journeyover slickening streets...<>jcg (4/13/92)<>(it's weird to think scott works in that building now...)(and by the way, no one ever gets this, but the 'kiss the glass' line was supposed to be a subtle hoops reference/homage to michael jordan - i'm using this forum to make that clear for the first time. maybe since i've mostly shared my poems with women i shouldn't be so surprised that no one's picked up on that.)(oh, and while i'm annotating, i might as well mention that the 'flew on', even though i was driving, was a reference, at least in my own head, to the fact that i was driving a thunderbird at the time)(the mind is its own beautiful prisoner, as my buddy e.e. once wrote...)(glad i got that off my chest. now i can finally sleep peacefully)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:06:00 +0000

Thank you both.Sigh. Aurora, Illinois is So Far Away.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:17:00 +0000

Can you be any more CREATIVE? ) Loved it! You were coming to me!

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:53:00 +0000

I loved this picture of landing at Midway. Thanks for the post!