above the clouds
- skyVisible overhead expanse
- heavenSky or bliss
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airplanePowered flying machine
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
soaring · mountaintop · summit · celestial · ethereal · floating · weightless · sunlight · horizon · stratosphere · birds · wings · ascending · vapor · mist · serene · endless · blue
vertical position/altitude
above the cloudson the ground
In contact with earth
underground · subterranean · down to earth · earthbound · below sea level
metaphorical transcendence vs. groundedness
above the cloudsdown to earth
Realistic and practical
grounded · earthbound · in the weeds · in the trenches · stuck in the mud