Flight

Seymour Joseph Guy

Unconscious of Danger

Flight

Past mishaps might be attributed to an incomplete

understanding of the laws of aerodynamics or perhaps

even to a more basic failure of the imagination, but

were to be expected. Remember, this is solo flight

unencumbered by bicycle parts, aluminum and nylon or

even feathers. A tour de force, really. There's a lot of

running and flapping involved and as you get older and

heavier, a lot more huffing and puffing. But on a bright

day like today with a strong headwind blowing up from

the sea, when, having slipped the surly bonds of common

sense and knowing she is watching, waiting in breathless

anticipation, you send yourself hurtling down the long,

green slope to the cliffs, who knows? You might just

make it.

~ Louis Jenkins ~