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Saturday, February 21, 2009

take-off

cleared for take-off
a flight attendant
adjusts her bra strap
[First published in Prune Juice]

19 Comments:

Blogger Devika Jyothi said...

haha

I knew you were the naughtiest of the lot! :)

But, ofcourse its a natural move sometimes...astute observation, Bill

wishes,
devika

9:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

both this one and singles is great ...

lovely observation and use of english language ... >> gina

11:21 PM  
Blogger polona said...

ha, love it.

9:22 AM  
Blogger Magyar said...

Please fasten your seat belts.
_m

3:52 PM  
Blogger Masago said...

Ha ha

5:34 PM  
Blogger Emma Dalloway said...

hang on for the ride!

2:01 AM  
Blogger John McDonald said...

terrific one Bill
john

3:49 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Well, Devika, sonewhere in the top 10, perhaps.

Gina, polona, Magyar, Vaughn, Dalloway, and John, thanks.

8:52 AM  
Blogger Devika Jyothi said...

:-)

i know the other ones...and i am not very far, too! :))

its just that I need a grab of it :)

wishes,
devika

9:00 AM  
Blogger Gillena Cox said...

now everything's in place -- smile

much love
gillena

8:42 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL. I hate it when I get caught doing that;)

This is a great one, a "head turner" of a haiku;)

12:45 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Don't know about everything, Gillena.

Alison, try saying "Look over there!"

3:13 PM  
Blogger haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

very good!!

with a smile,
Angelika

1:50 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks, Angelika.

7:30 PM  
Blogger jem said...

Made me smile. I've got a pilot friend and I think he'd love this!

6:00 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

thanks, Jem.

1:05 PM  
Blogger Tikkis said...

Got an idea
to take a flight
very soon!

2:13 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Keep in mine, tikkis, that these days many of the flight attendants are men. (I don't think this one was.)

8:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

noontime drizzle...
worker ants make way
for their colony

2:51 AM  

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