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Flightless Birds

Says the ostrich to the emu with sigh, "We have a pair of wings yet cannot fly! I guess its just our bad luck That we can't cruise like a duck. Why have these things? I'll ever ponder why!" Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (c) 2014 All Rights Reserved

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Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 2/22/2015 6:59:00 AM

My! Their pair of hind legs..a kick wow. Loved your wonderful lim.Love & Regards

Keith O.J. Hunt

Date: 6/15/2014 11:23:00 AM

' ...... they shall see their kin in flight, but forever dream of wind 'neath their wings.....' Great write Robert! All due respect to you and USAF which saved my dad's butt once in WW11-- Sicily --- I wouldn't be around if not for their courage and great skill! Always, Keith :-)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/29/2014 1:52:00 PM

Dear Bob, Sandra says I keep flapping my "wings," but I never take flight either. Can you tell me how to reach the ostrich and the emu so we can commiserate together? Loved it! Carolyn

Carol Eastman

Date: 3/28/2014 9:06:00 AM

Does make you wonder... Doesn't it!

Chuck Melugin

Date: 3/24/2014 2:01:00 PM

Great limerick and a fun poem! I love it Robert! My best, chuck

Tim Smith

Date: 3/22/2014 7:51:00 PM

So true Robert...nice one Tim