Chosun Juan
Given to Fly
When the strong winds blow
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Everybody thinks a Spotted Harrier is kinda casual,
and in a perpetual slow cruise,
but when the strong winds blow,
you should see how they move.
Tearing through the sky like a boomerang,
except one that doesn't spin,
sailing head height under full spinnaker,
with that giant shallow V -wing.
Twisting, turning, sliding,
perfectly poised to harness the wind,
they accelerate like top fueller's,
drag racing for the win.
All the woodlands peeps are uneasy,
'cause they know death comes in a high-speed pass,
birds in a mad flapping panic,
critters duck their heads n hide in the grass.
Even the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo's,
with wood deck destroying powerful beaks n claws,
screech randomly through near canopy skies,
'cause of their safety they're none too sure.
Surprise harrier traverses a quarter mile,
in a matter of just mere seconds,
spying a potential meal props air-brakes and dives,
all wonky wings n lanky legs, at sixes and sevens.
Not just confined to gently ruffled fields,
of swaying feathery grass tops, bathed in a golden glow,
but skimming the canopy like a low level jet fighter,
when the strong winds blow.
Barely a foot above the tree-tops,
navigating a high-speed topographic impasse,
like Moses parting waves arms outstretched,
praying, with lifted staff.
Don't falsely hope that lightweight airframe,
will fold like a dodgy deck chair,
when harnessing the raw power,
of that fast flow of forced-induction air.
"Hey little critter" you're in big trouble,
on the menu of a self serve bistro,
if fierce piercing yellow eyes lock onto you,
when the strong winds blow.
Chosun :gh:
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Gretchen - fantastic, again !
Good to see a few new poems, as well as a few new chums ....
Alan, (alan_rymer ...."I think the cable modem failed due to Solar Flares We now have a new one!") - Really ?!
You don't think it has more to do with the number of your post :eek!::eek!::eek!: on Thursday 8th March 2012, 19:43 ??!! :-O
(enjoying your work btw) :t:
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Everybody thinks a Spotted Harrier is kinda casual,
and in a perpetual slow cruise,
but when the strong winds blow,
you should see how they move.
Tearing through the sky like a boomerang,
except one that doesn't spin,
sailing head height under full spinnaker,
with that giant shallow V -wing.
Twisting, turning, sliding,
perfectly poised to harness the wind,
they accelerate like top fueller's,
drag racing for the win.
All the woodlands peeps are uneasy,
'cause they know death comes in a high-speed pass,
birds in a mad flapping panic,
critters duck their heads n hide in the grass.
Even the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo's,
with wood deck destroying powerful beaks n claws,
screech randomly through near canopy skies,
'cause of their safety they're none too sure.
Surprise harrier traverses a quarter mile,
in a matter of just mere seconds,
spying a potential meal props air-brakes and dives,
all wonky wings n lanky legs, at sixes and sevens.
Not just confined to gently ruffled fields,
of swaying feathery grass tops, bathed in a golden glow,
but skimming the canopy like a low level jet fighter,
when the strong winds blow.
Barely a foot above the tree-tops,
navigating a high-speed topographic impasse,
like Moses parting waves arms outstretched,
praying, with lifted staff.
Don't falsely hope that lightweight airframe,
will fold like a dodgy deck chair,
when harnessing the raw power,
of that fast flow of forced-induction air.
"Hey little critter" you're in big trouble,
on the menu of a self serve bistro,
if fierce piercing yellow eyes lock onto you,
when the strong winds blow.
Chosun :gh:
_____________________________________________________________
Gretchen - fantastic, again !
Good to see a few new poems, as well as a few new chums ....
Alan, (alan_rymer ...."I think the cable modem failed due to Solar Flares We now have a new one!") - Really ?!
You don't think it has more to do with the number of your post :eek!::eek!::eek!: on Thursday 8th March 2012, 19:43 ??!! :-O
(enjoying your work btw) :t:
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