Takeoff
The jet screams down the tarmac but it’s all
fading fast. Grass breaks through asphalt; trees rise;
branches twine forming a forbidding wall.
The jet skids; its body molts its disguise.
The passengers wink out of existence
leaving me astride a dragon wond’ring
if they were ever real. At this instant,
it matters not; the dragon leaps, wings
catch the updraft, propel us towards that place
I can’t escape nor unplug from for long.
Shayari’s calling me, I must now race
back to her verdant lands, where I belong.
There’s no trace of that jet left behind, nor
hint of whether I was e’er there before.
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For more about Shayari and the colorful cast of characters who make their home there, check out my Tales of Shayari page.
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Inspired by Friday Fiction with Ronovan Writes: Prompt Challenge #3 (who provided the leading image for this post) and the Daily Post’s prompt: Unplugged and and “This is Your Life” and “Pick Your Gadget.”
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the img in your post is so cute……very nice post./..
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Within a few sentences I was hooked, bring on more!
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Next time you go, save me a seat next to you! I’d love to meet some of your creative friends 😀
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Thank you I will save you that seat
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Sounds like a plan!🙌🏼
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a stunning visual of take of and disappearance 🙂
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It’s something I used to imagine happening while traveling
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Must have been a eerie thought 🙂
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Nah it always made me smile because if I could travel there at will then I could return or bring anyone I might miss over to me
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Awww, that is sweet….I like that thought 🙂
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😀 it always made me smile
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You are welcome 🙂
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