Runner, early to rise
to beat the sun
Balloons rising to greet it
These ragged breaths
The runner, deflated
Breaths of gas
Balloons, inflated
Sorry for myself
Soaring for itself
R-a_g-g-e_d
rhythms
Eyes lifted
from stony path
to sunlit hills
Balloons rising,
soaring adventures
’Around the World in 80 Days’
Around a ‘loop’ in 30 minutes
The runner’s thoughts
Drifting like those balloons
Now sun-kissed
Pace settling
Rhythm found
Spirits soaring
