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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

is it flight or fight

it depends on the season

and the betting odds

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Well, if the season is summer, and the odds are more of that relentless heat is on the way, then I'm definitely opting for flight! Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Vacation at beach

Osprey parents care for young

Predators beware!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Absolutely! You wouldn't want to get on the wrong end of those talons... 🏯😎🏯

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you, Bill, Jeannine, Tracy and Carole!

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you , Chris for the mention !

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

You're very welcome! 🏯😎🏯

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Carole Roseland's avatar

Will I miss my flight?

It’s United through Newark.

The answer is YES.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! It can be tricky to navigate through the Terminals and find the right Gates in time, for sure. Particularly for connecting flights. Airports are huge these days! 🏯😎🏯

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Newark has been especially problematic these days!

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Flight risk, fugitive -

My soul's tethered down for now,

filing through its chains

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

I love the image of the soul, yearning to be free and take flight, filing furiously away at its bonds. That's a great interpretation... 🏯😎🏯

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Bill Ferguson 🇨🇦's avatar

Balsa wings flutter

Soaring on the summer breeze

Amazing young hearts

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Ahh, model planes! That's a great one... 🏯😎🏯

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Jeannine's avatar

Oh that brings back good memories!

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Bill Ferguson 🇨🇦's avatar

The simple things in childhood are such marvels!

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M. N. Tarrint's avatar

That's beautiful

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Jeannine's avatar

Oh that's a funny one! And your prompt fits perfectly into my all-hummingbird micro week (since Miguel is on vacation).

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Wee speck of feathers

Flies faster than quicksilver

Acrobat beauty.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Thanks! That's a fun idea to do a week of themed stories and poems. And that's a great image you've painted there, too, of the hummingbird dancing through the air... 🏯😎🏯

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Jeannine's avatar

Thank you! They just returned from their Mexican vacation last week, so I have hummingbirds on the brain right now.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

It's lovely when the wildlife returns each year, for sure. I've had the foxes here with their cubs over the last few weeks, and it's always wonderful to see them again... 🏯🦊😎🦊🏯

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Carl R Williams's avatar

thought has taken flight

but my words remain grounded

least I be a fool

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Very nicely done! Words can so easily be misunderstood these days, so it's definitely more important than ever to ensure they remain grounded and carefully considered... 🏯😎🏯

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Carl R Williams's avatar

Thank you, Chris. This one just popped into my mind, I guess, from all the times I ended up with my foot in my mouth.

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Tracy's avatar

Thanks so much for including me in the tag- I love to read and write these, Chris. 🥰✨✨

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

You're very welcome! I'm glad you're enjoying the Prompts... 🏯😎🏯

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Tracy's avatar

Can a soul take flight?

For certainly, it wallows -

I hope that it might.

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

A flight of fancy

Her name was Nancy Salone

Skirts the air with flair.

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Carole Roseland's avatar

Wines come in a flight.

It’s best to sample them all.

Then, which one to buy?

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Steven Vickers's avatar

Somewhere behind them

Trolls poured from darkest caverns

Flee, else all is lost!

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M. N. Tarrint's avatar

It's an adventure haiku!

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Ideas fill my brain

Then whisk away into night

Come back to me now!

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Kaci Rigney's avatar

sad for us, but, oh,

it must have been glorious

his flight to heaven

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Asperges's avatar

First flight stirs the wing

Becomes anticipation

Freedom from the nest

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you , All- Human !

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