The Fly

The Fly 
A fly is buzzing about in the backyard, it sounds like
a small plane lost in the wilderness of space, finally it 
skids and lands on the green lid of the cistern.
The pilot of the plane must find a landing place as it
Is dark and he doesn´t know where he is. A mountain 
suddenly appears in front of him, banks and just clear
the top. On the other side a valley and he sees what 
appears to be a landing strip, it is not but a dirt road.
It is a bumpy landing the plane breaks a wing and comes
to a stop on its side. Quickly the pilot gets out, just 
in  case of fire, he lights a cigarette and think of how 
lucky he has been. Throws the stub of the cigarette to 
the ground…explosion. I kill the fly with a rolled up  
newspaper…no  survivors.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Collins Avatar
May 21, 2013 at 5:32 AM
Oh gosh Jan. Sonia sounds nice. I'll think of you next time I fly. love, Kathy
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May 21, 2013 at 11:07 AM
thank you Kathy and lovely heart
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