HE SOARS LIKE AN EAGLE
By Miss Polly
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High in a clear blue sky, the red winged pilot steers his trusty craft between thermals. Lifting, gliding, dropping on occasion as the wind takes a slight hold but always resolute to maintain the height he needs to stay airborne.
Today is forecast as near perfect conditions for hang gliding pursuits. Mr Red I x runs at a fast pace and conducts the perfect take off to climb skywards. A satisfied smile and a happy heart lift his spirit to great heights.
Watching intently from a nearby cliff top, perched high in the rock face is a beautiful golden eagle. This flamboyant female bird of prey has been looking for a suitable mate for many months. It just so happens that this particular bird has a fondness for the colour red. As a creature whose eyesight is normally high vision for both spotting and hunting food supply, it's a grave travesty that this elegant feathered creature has lost much of her focus due to an old eye injury sustained as a fledgling whilst learning to fly. Red is the one colour still strong enough for her recognition.
So it is not perchance that Goldeneye is following every movement of Mr Red I's x flight. Many days and nights have gone by as the elegant feathered eagle eagerly awaits each visit of the magnificent Red Winged Creature she has fallen in love with. Today she feels brave enough to take off from her hideaway on the cliff edge and attempt to fly in sync with her unrequited obsession.
Mr Red I x feels so at peace up here amongst the azure blue skies, his concentration is paramount yet his thoughts wander to the loneliness of the long distance flyer. How he would love to find that final piece of the jigsaw to make his full on, extreme life complete. A fellow hang glider would be a bonus but female flyers are a minority breed. It's at that moment he spots enormous wings just above and to the right of his machine. " What The Heck " is Red I's x knee jerk response. Panic begins to set in as he fears this golden feathered creature with a massive wing span to match his silken red pairing, will crash down upon him and take them both to catastrophic endings.
Fear turns to admiration as he realizes that the golden one is flying alongside him, in sync, emulating his every movement of flight. " Wow pretty impressive " he shouts across but his words get lost in the wind rushes. " If this bird of prey were a woman, she would be my perfect partner in time" Red I x mutters to himself.
It's time to make a landing, he has been up in the skies for far too long now and the thermals are beginning to fade. Sadness sets in as he realizes the amazing goldeneye will have to be left behind to the elements and the giddy moments of the last hour will be a fading memory. He looks across at his new trusty companion and gives a hand to forehead salute of appreciation. The golden eagle lets out a huge cry of delight, flaps her magnificent wings one last time, then soars off toward the cliff top into the safe haven adopted. She will reside there with anticipation, waiting ever so patiently for the return of her true soulmate, who today finally acknowledged her as a really cool bird with flying skills as adept as his own.
TWO HANG GLIDERS IN UNISON & MASTERS OF THE SKIES... nbsp;
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