Kill Devil Hills
he was in the air for nine minutes
gliding over Kill Devil Hills
October 24, 1902
it would be 10 years before anyone
stayed in the air longer
than Orville did that day
technically speaking
he spent 9 minutes 45 seconds
above the ground
when you’re measuring
flights of less than 10 minutes
every second counts
14 months later
the brothers would return, flying
with a powered plane
thus would Kill Devil Hills
become the portal through which
a shrunken world emerged
24 October 2013
Oak Street
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