| General Poetry posted September 17, 2016 |
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January 15, 2009 US Airways Flight 1549
Miracle on the Hudson
by June Sargent
Write a Kyrielle writing prompt entry
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Writing Prompt A kyrielle is made of quatrains (four lines) that rhyme (any rhyme scheme can be used). Each stanza (quatrain) has a line that repeats from the previous stanza. That line is usually the last line in the stanza, but it does not have to be. Each line is made up of eight syllables. There is no limit to the number of stanzas. A Kyrielle is usually made up of three or more stanzas. For this prompt, a minimum of three stanzas is required. |
On January 15, 2009 U S Airways Flight 1549 was en route from New York's LaGuardia Airport to a stopover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport when it was forced to make an emergency water landing in the Hudson River. Pilots Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles safely glided the plane to ditch in the river after multiple bird strikes caused both engines to fail. All 155 passengers and crew aboard the Airbus A320 evacuated from the partially submerged air frame as it sank into the river; they were rescued by nearby watercraft. The incident came to be known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", and Captain Sullenberger and the crew were hailed as heroes. Until the formal investigation began...
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