London, As Seen from Above

In all the best stories it happens
in the ones set in London, I mean

Peter Pan flies in through the window
kidnaps the children
then, with a little pixie dust, they all fly out again
off to Neverland

Mary Poppins arrives on Cherry Tree Lane
floating down by umbrella
later, her charges enjoy a tea party on the ceiling
all through the power of laughter

The Ghost of Christmas Past drags Scrooge
kicking and moaning
over the rooftops of London
and away into the Past

And Harry Potter!
Don’t get me started!
By broom, by hippogriff,
by thestral, and even by motorcycle!
Constantly traversing the airspace of London

And even Doctor Who
with all of Time and Space in his dominion
including all parts of the Earth he might desire
always ends up in the skies over London

Such iconic topography
We surely recognize London from the air
more so than from a street-level perspective

I want to go to London
just so that I, too,
might take to the air
and fly