They heard some legends of it,
Some folk songs, Some tribal tales of it.
Foolish they were, they confused it with reality,
They had dreams, they didn’t care for actuality.
They were not kids anymore,
It was not cute anymore.
People told them stories,
Warned them against such theories.
Yet they took the leap, said they wanted to try,
Deluded and derenged, they thought they could fly.
And look what the fools did,
Look my smart kid,
Look outside the window of your airplane,
Can you picture them, running in the clouds
With their silly little wooden plane?
Those two wrongs,
We call them Wright Brothers,
It’s the foolishness they tried
That you are flying inside.
-N
Photographer unknown
Poetry Copyright 2017, Opinionated Head
May 20, 2017 at 3:45 pm
Sweet!
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May 20, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Thanks Jim.
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May 20, 2017 at 3:51 pm
“They had dreams , they didn’t care for actually” that just froze me , left me contemplating. Very honest question why did you break the rhyming pattern towards the end ?
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May 20, 2017 at 4:24 pm
Honestly, those lines came to me, and I wrote them down. When I read the Poem, I liked the little imperfection there. Didn’t want to change it, so I just left it as it is.
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May 20, 2017 at 6:09 pm
Right . Okay . It’s a great piece
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May 21, 2017 at 3:32 am
Thank you.
Now, what is it that you are not saying?
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May 21, 2017 at 3:46 am
Anytime . Nay nothing, just your 2nd and 3rd phrase left me contemplating
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May 21, 2017 at 3:56 am
🙂
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May 21, 2017 at 3:21 pm
I liked your short story. Their curiosity drove them to tinker with many things, but it was their hard work that allowed them to create a propulsion system.
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May 21, 2017 at 3:36 pm
Thank you!
And it takes great conviction to put your hard work in a direction that promises nothing for certain.
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June 1, 2017 at 3:42 pm
Love this! 🙂
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June 2, 2017 at 11:33 am
Thank you!! 🙂
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June 3, 2017 at 6:58 pm
🙂
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July 1, 2017 at 6:17 pm
This was really good! The picture complements your effervescent flow very nicely. Thanks for sharing! 😀
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July 2, 2017 at 4:17 am
Thank you, Your words are very motivating.
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July 2, 2017 at 4:33 am
😀 Yeah. Keep up the good work!
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