Falling for Icarus #2

this is not meant to be funny but feel free to chuckle if you must ..

Falling for Icarus #2

 

Falling for Icarus

was sublime while it lasted ..

But in truth,

short-lived to say the least ..

And of course,

everything and I do mean

absolutely

everything, was stacked up

against him

on that last fateful day of his ..

For starters,

the sun was too low, whilst

my word,

how the wind blew his wings

askew as the

  

sea rose to meet him halfway ..

But oh’ boy,

what a learning curve, that one

final and grave,

    

  miscalculation of his proved to be ..

 

 

Reviews

[Lorry]

Which ismostlikely why wearing wings these days is solely for hen nights!
What a thought though. From flying to "uh oh" in no seconds flat! 😃

[Neville]

time don't mean a thing in such circumstances do it .. ta bro .. 🐧..🐧xx

[Kelly Scheppers]

...but oh, how overjoyed he must have been by the freedom of flight, however fleeting it was. What an extraordinary poem, Nev!

[Neville]

Jeepers Creepers Kelly, you will never know my friend just how much it means to me to see you smile down so favourably upon this little scribble of mine .. I am one very lucky and satisfied fella .. Neville