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When people pointed to the sky,
“oh hey, look,”
a hot air balloon entered our sight.

An orange sky in the backdrop
looked almost divine
as the balloon drifted
higher and higher into the air.

The grandeur of the Atlas Mountains
filled our eyes with awe.
Objects on the ground became tiny,
more delicate,
more beautiful.

Our eyes could hardly believe what we saw.
From above, it felt as though
the world had folded itself
into a miniature box,
a tiny moving model.

Birds made sure to greet us
as we passed through the sky.

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We stood inside a woven basket
while flames rose upward,
lifting the balloon
higher and higher.

It felt like
we were gifting ourselves to the sky
in a little basket
full of joy.

Hot air balloon,
carrying our love,
lifting our happiness
through the sky

And when we finally returned to the ground,
it felt as though
we had visited the world of clouds
and came back changed,
with tears and joy
together in our hands.