Thursday, October 1, 2009

Theme Thursday: Flight: Short and Sweet

Photo by M. Crane, 2008. Published by Permission.


Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings.

~Victor Hugo






19 comments:

Betsy Brock said...

Lovely! :)

Leah said...

Just perfect.

Brian Miller said...

the quote plays well with the beautiful pic! i wish i had wings....

e said...

Today, I too wish that I had wings...alas, they are merely metaphorical...

Thanks Betsy, Brian and Leah!

Wings1295 said...

Hah - Just read this on some other post, and commented that it was my favorite, as well! Nice choice!

e said...

Thanks, Wings...I liked yours, too.

Colette Amelia said...

sweet indeed!

Harnett-Hargrove said...

Beautiful. Simple. Vic is one of my favorites. -J

Tom said...

i'm a lousy singer. And i can't fly... gosh, it'd be nice to be a bird for a day, or longer!

http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.com said...

Beautiful picture and poem! Well done!

e said...

Thanks to all who have visited today and welcome, Poetkat. If you dig through the older postings, you'll find a bit of everything, including some original photos and poems.

Lisa Ursu said...

I love the pic, and the opening of that beautiful quote.
Thanks for sharing and happy tt.

Baino said...

Short and sweet saves the day (or am I mixing my metaphors?) Have a good one!

RLM Cooper said...

If only we were all unafraid to spread the wings we have....

Jill from Killeny Glen said...

Beautiful!

Barbara said...

I've always wanted to know what it felt like to fly like a bird. Lovely picture!

Anonymous said...

Hello e- I enjoyed your quote-

I would sing if I had wings :)

Dreamhaven said...

Short annd truly sweet.

lettuce said...

ah thats so beautiful