vision of site

the mastery we seek's no simple thing
its power and length are not of short duration
but held aloft by mighty strength of wing
resisting the great force of gravitation
the long perspective the sharp orbital view
a false omnipotence produced by height
the desire for these things is not really new
but dreamt of in long watches of the night
a thing of magic must this once have seemed
this power to look down from the highest sky
not long ago our forebears would have deemed
anyone who claimed to do so just to lie
but now we look and curse the horrid fate
that maps and pictures are not up to date