A Poem by Deborah Hauser

Flight and Other Death Defying Feats
by Deborah Hauser

(1)

Pushed out of the nest too early

by a distracted mother

who already had too many fledglings

vying for her affection

unpracticed wings wave frantically

but cannot maintain altitude

tiny heart lurches as she tumbles

earthward like a feather stone.

(2)

Seatback in the upright position

shallow breaths barely inflate

her lungs, she recalls the freckle

that dots the top of his ear

the plane ascends gaining altitude

her fierce heart swiftly rises

without a net she pirouettes

into uncharted worlds.

Deborah will appear at The Gazebo on 8/3.
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