This was truly beautiful.
The poem "High Flight" was especially apt, since the author died in air combat over Britain just a few weeks after he wrote those lines. The occasion of Superman's funeral was a perfect time and place to include those lines.
One note about the high frequency noise from computer monitors. Years ago, before desktop PCs became the standard for viewing everything from any computer, the company I worked for at the time used monitors which could display a screen 132 characters wide instead of the usual 80. Whenever the guy across the hallway from me flipped over to that display mode, his monitor put out a high-pitched tone that made me flinch. I found out later that it was between 18K and 20K hertz, but I had a tough time convincing anyone that I could hear that tone because no one else in the work area could hear it.
I wonder if the coffin had some kryptonite in it? Clark didn't seem to be affected, but he wasn't that close to it, either. And I also wonder if he's starting to figure out where Superman is hiding. He was very thoughtful during and after the service.
Neat story! This is, to my knowledge, a completely original take on the Nightfall episode and its aftermath. I really wonder where you plan to take it. Will Clark regain his powers? If he does, will he regain his memory first? If not, how will he handle that revelation? How could he handle it? Will Jonathan and/or Martha clue him in? Will Lois put the clues together? Will Max Deter end up in jail where he belongs? Will they break up the dead seniors' ring at the hospital?
So many questions, so few answers.
So where's the next chapter?
