It will not break free
farthest-away it spans—
a line and the middle seam.
the bridge
from breath to belief,
from ridge to ridge
the beginning to the end.
In a whisper of a fall
The tightrope pulled taut
gravity beneath us
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walking the arc tremor
My path half-phased,
each pause a beating errors
Hold the Blue dot aloft,
With a string
draw a line right through it
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Higher still,
a balloon’s great lift
pulls the same thread
in an upward cloudless drift
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It's about two city blocks,
or two football fields end-to-end.
hung from
a Span of 600 feet and does not break
From the Lines own weight
------the Catenary Curve—
the shape of a flexible string
or
suspended cables staked
between two points
under its own weight
The rope between
two tall trees in a park,
or two light poles
on either side of a small canyon or wide field.
If going up. Vertically
lift with 12-ft helium balloon
(1,284 feet of rope):(1/4" polyester braided rope),
the arc/sag/tension
This is just under the height of the Empire State Building
In open terrain,
it would look like a thread rising endlessly vanishing
into the sky.
o---------------- sag (~20 ft) ---------------o
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[Pole] [Pole]
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| ~400–600 ft span |
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~ Ground
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Cool morning hours: Air is denser and less turbulent as in
Clear skies
The rope appears like a glowing wire
it vibrates slightly in the hour
of light as
defying nature's usual paths.
Vibrations hum through the string,
like a long, single harp note.
It carries even distant footsteps or balloon-tugging winds
Cool in the morning, warm by noon .Curios path that doesn’t fall.
Slight quivers beneath my feet, are enough for us to hang on to
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Others below might find the line Suspicious of its height--
The string—whether hanging across the sky—
weight and lift
are my partners in tension.
Forevery step is a study in my balance---
we chase distance or meaning.
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