To the land of six races

There's that excitement when you board a plane

You will soon be among the clouds

But then, the heavens are higher still

I heave a sigh of relief that the ground below

has disappeared

into obscurity

The vast space above brings a measure of relief

You forget for a while

the troubles of the world below

The white clouds stand out in a blue sky

You will never see a blue cloud at any one time, 

would you?

Dark clouds gather,

and the turbulence show that all's not well

up where we traverse 

And

you say a prayer like one always does

in times of uncertainty

until

the calm settles once more

The final destination awaits me

Where might that be?

The land that was built by six races, about

six decades ago...

-shobana-

Read 'The Land of Six Peoples' on Shobana's Musings Newsletter:

https://shobanasmusings.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-land-of-six-peoples.html

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