Fear of Flying

The bird that flew so fast
It could not see the path
And was carried off in flight
Leaving the wind far behind...

so far above the course
It traveled with such haste
That fear stopped the flapping
And it came crashing down...

Romeo Della Valle- New York City
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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