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Out The Window I Go The holiday season just brings out the best of laughter and joy and the sharing of jest. The lights and bright colors all mingle and blend with humour and stories too hard to pretend. It's August, it's hot, and the window sill's cool, no hurry today, it's vacation, no school!! Head pressed on the screen, and relaxed I recall, "Get off there!" he said, I did nothing at all. When your five, hearing mutes all you don't want to hear. His words never even got thru the first ear. Oh wisdom, sum total of all mistakes made, exacts quite a toll, when its'call's not obeyed. The thrill of the free fall's not all that they say, then the uncushioned landing jumped into the fray. Out the window I flew, screen frame zooming away, with a landing not done in the usual way. Using wood screens to fly, taking off from a bay, is not even endorsed by the great EAA. "Hear's" the lesson hard learned, and the truth of it all. Perhaps "Hearing" will keep you from taking the fall. May your season be filled with the blessings of light, and may all of your memories be filled with safe flight. |
Additional Notes:
True story, and as you can see I survived!!! I think!! Peace, Paul
EAA is Experimental Aircraft Association.
This Poem was Critiqued By: Jennifer j Hill On Date: 2005-01-04 09:27:20
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Dear Paul,
Thank you for sharing this story and for giving us such a good laugh.
You helped me remember some of the crazy things I did as a child.
How fun, you might have inspired many a poem with this offering.
The title draws the reader in immediately. And the stroy is such a good one.
With a great lesson learned!
This is my favorite part:
"The thrill of the free fall's not all that they say,
then the uncushioned landing jumped into the fray.
Out the window I flew, screen frame zooming away,
with a landing not done in the usual way."
I laughed to tears with that one. You're right! The season brings out sharing
and laughter and jest. That's one of the things I love about Christmas.
Hope yours was wonderful.
And a happy New YEar as well.
Blessings,
Jennifer