Upon Learning to Fly
She swore they
could fly
on their invisible
wings ..
Each held loosely
together
with pieces of string
and the odd
dab of glue
most strategically
placed here
and there ..
But as they rose
upward
he took note of
the fact ..
There was no
safety net erected
nor even
elsewise, attached ..
And so
there and then ..
He began to
visibly fret
and also out loud ..
Hey babe,
I’m not quite ready
to die yet, he cried ..
Well of course not
of that,
I have not a doubt ..
But are you
yet ready to live
though, she inquired ..
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Author:
Neville (
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Still smiling at your lateral views here on the meaning of free-flying. Life is adored when we get air-borne
with a lover methinks.....x
I always fancied being a swift or a swallow .. the thought of making love on the wing still makes my primaries curl ... x
Agreed, Neville: safety should not always be the preeminent criterion for a good life... risk to be managed.
Enjoyed the metaphor - and if I enjoyed it, then for me it wasn't too obscure....
I do appreciate wot you just said, particularly the point you make about risk .. when I used work for the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health I would lecture all around the UK on the issue of clinical risk its assessment and subsequent management and of course positive risk taking ..
Ahh, I recognise this as The Adventures of Birdman! heehee.
you are more batty than a fruit bat but if you jumped off a bridge and waved your arms you would either look like a flying squirrel or a stunted flying fox 🦇🐿️🐭🦇🐿️
Here's an opposite type of risk: I was part of the crew of a submarine repair ship. I went inro their radio room and saw all these coffee cans hanging from the overhead. I asked what their purpose was and was told, "To catch the leaks." Funny how your poem about flying at great risk brought back that memory. More important in your poem is the question on living. One must take a few risks in order to live a full life. Relationships too can depend on one's willingness to risk it all. - Phil A,
much appreciated Phil & thank you for that little snippet of risk pertinent nostalgia .. it did make me smile sir 🙂
The poem's themes of risk-taking and fear of the unknown are relatable and universal. The speaker's hesitation in the face of something as uncertain and potentially dangerous as flying is something that many people can relate to when facing new challenges or taking risks in their lives.
thank you kindly for your visit to my recent scribble and for inserting your valid and most reasoned of responses.
Cooeee! ignore me - talking rubbish. Fido wants to be a Bird-Dog! He is making some wings. lol.
(that thread of paradox in existence
live boldly
or survive, watching-on as other's
...fly)
'if Icarus, lived long enough to date'
lol
such a fun read, thank you Hyung
glad you got here brother Mek before I went into a shallow dive .. tho even that my friend might be preferable than a shallow gra
so true
so, so true!
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