Fear of flying
I and my father overcame this fear.29 total reviews
Comment from patcelaw
Robina, that is not an uncommon fear as there are many who fear flying. I love flying and have flown in many types of air vehicles. Blessings, Patricia
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Robina, that is not an uncommon fear as there are many who fear flying. I love flying and have flown in many types of air vehicles. Blessings, Patricia
Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
Comment from royowen
It's hard, I've made many flights locally, many international, it was tough at first, but it doesn't bother me at all, apparently it's the safest form of travel! Well done, nicely written, Ine, beautiful presentation my friend, well done, blessings,Roy
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It's hard, I've made many flights locally, many international, it was tough at first, but it doesn't bother me at all, apparently it's the safest form of travel! Well done, nicely written, Ine, beautiful presentation my friend, well done, blessings,Roy
Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
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You too Ine
Comment from dragonpoet
Your father should still be afraid of flying. After barely missing one crash and surviving another, I don't think I'd go on a plane again. I think the fear of flying was taught not hereditary. It is a show of strength to over come a fear.
Nice story. Hope it does well in the contest.
Keep writing
dragonpoet
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2016
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Your father should still be afraid of flying. After barely missing one crash and surviving another, I don't think I'd go on a plane again. I think the fear of flying was taught not hereditary. It is a show of strength to over come a fear.
Nice story. Hope it does well in the contest.
Keep writing
dragonpoet
Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
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You're welcome. Same to you.
Joan
Comment from Dean Kuch
Wow, your dad has certainly led a charmed life, hasn't he?
First, to crash in a war plane and survive is an astounding feat, but to have survived a POW camp is even more so.
Then, his plane's engine fails and yet he's still able to make it safely to the ground in one piece.
I just hope his luck holds out!
Nice write, good luck.
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Wow, your dad has certainly led a charmed life, hasn't he?
First, to crash in a war plane and survive is an astounding feat, but to have survived a POW camp is even more so.
Then, his plane's engine fails and yet he's still able to make it safely to the ground in one piece.
I just hope his luck holds out!
Nice write, good luck.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca
Wow and they say love is dead . Not for you and your father. Your love took you over your fear to your love and his love of you took him to you. Excellent
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Wow and they say love is dead . Not for you and your father. Your love took you over your fear to your love and his love of you took him to you. Excellent
Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
Comment from NJK62
An engaging poem that certainly fulfils the brief. The image of 'the second generation war victim' is original and apt: more successful than that of the 'music record', which although conveys the flattening effect of the crash undermines, in my view, the tragedy you describe, music in my mind being associated with pleasure and celebration. The line division is phrasal and serves to emphasise each key idea in the story you tell. Particularly effective, however, is 'We always drove to holiday/resorts', the separation of resorts suggests to me the additional effort involved, because of the father's fear of flying. I also liked the last line which gives emphasis to the difficulties he experienced. Well done. I wish you well in the contest. Nigel.
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An engaging poem that certainly fulfils the brief. The image of 'the second generation war victim' is original and apt: more successful than that of the 'music record', which although conveys the flattening effect of the crash undermines, in my view, the tragedy you describe, music in my mind being associated with pleasure and celebration. The line division is phrasal and serves to emphasise each key idea in the story you tell. Particularly effective, however, is 'We always drove to holiday/resorts', the separation of resorts suggests to me the additional effort involved, because of the father's fear of flying. I also liked the last line which gives emphasis to the difficulties he experienced. Well done. I wish you well in the contest. Nigel.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
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Pleasure. Nigel.
Comment from Heather Knight
I love the comparison flat as a music record.
The experience described in the last verse must have been very scary.
The choice of subject matter is very interesting and original.
We have several things in common: we used to be afraid of planes, my grandfather was in a concentration camp like your Dad and I'm also a foreigner writing in English.
Thanks for a very enjoyable read.
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I love the comparison flat as a music record.
The experience described in the last verse must have been very scary.
The choice of subject matter is very interesting and original.
We have several things in common: we used to be afraid of planes, my grandfather was in a concentration camp like your Dad and I'm also a foreigner writing in English.
Thanks for a very enjoyable read.
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Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
Comment from William Ross
very good, nicely done on this poem of fear of flying. This minds me of coming back to the states when in the service. a 4 prop C-130,, First lost engine on one wing than lost a 2nd engine on the other wing. Piolet said we could fly with 2 engines but better prat we don't loose another. It was a hair raising ride.
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very good, nicely done on this poem of fear of flying. This minds me of coming back to the states when in the service. a 4 prop C-130,, First lost engine on one wing than lost a 2nd engine on the other wing. Piolet said we could fly with 2 engines but better prat we don't loose another. It was a hair raising ride.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
Comment from c_lucas
Fear is not something one can overcome by running away from it. It must be faced head on. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
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Fear is not something one can overcome by running away from it. It must be faced head on. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
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Comment Written 30-Jul-2016
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Thanks for your kind review, Ine. Have a great and blessed weekend.
