The Space Between Earth and Sky (Edt #1)

[busker]

Between the limits of the earth
and the panoptic sky,
there is a narrow space
that lasts for just the twinkling of an eye,
or three days at most, if you can hold it.
It has been my experience that this 
band is only passed through during 
takeoff - to lift you by the arms and carry you,
but when the earth recalls your mind through body,
every effort to grab it looks like a chick fallen from its nest -
flailing and flapping with panicked precision
until you return to the dirt with sudden grace.

I haven’t been able to grasp the significance of three days
Based on the other comments here there seems to be a Buddhist connection. Wikipedia tells me that according to certain traditions Siddhartha meditated for three days and three nights.
I find the “it” in “it looks like” confusing. What is the subject here? 
“When the earth recalled the mind through body, every effort to grab the mind looks like a etc”
Doesn’t make sense. The effort is not the chick. The mind is. Unless I missed something 

That aside, enjoyed the read

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Particularly the use of the word “panoptic” in the context of the bramhan