T H E S K Y W H A L E

I stepped outside for a smoke ...



to get a whiff of the fresh air


in between puffs on my roll-my-own.


I have to hide when I smoke.


Heart condition.


That's when it happened.


You're not gonna believe this, so brace yourself before reading any further.




............................................brace................................................






It started with your normal evening sights and sounds.
Birds chirping, praising the arrival of spring.
The first warm day after a long, hard winter.
A cat on the prowl, hoping her stealth shield is still intact.
Laughter from neighbor's garden.

No doubt, the swans up in their nests are making the best of the weather.
I can hear them flapping their wings as they adjust positions.



But what's that?

A very strange noise!?



whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo



I looked off to the right, trying to locate the source.

No luck.

Neighbor's house is in the way.

But then.......I couldn't believe my eyes.

It looked liked a whale, big and dark, with tail fins and a pointed nose.

It was moving a lot faster than a whale.

Wait a sec,                       wait a sec.....

Wait   a   fucking   sec!




W H A L E S   D O N ' T   FLY !




Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!!




The whale in the sky disappeared behind my other neighbor's house.


Lots of houses here.






Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

it said




M A Y D A Y


M A Y D A Y


M A Y D A Y




THERE IT IS.........THERE IT IS...........  I CAN SEE IT!



Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu



I caught a glimpse of its underbelly as it curved off to the right just before it disappeared.


It was the first Jumbo Jet since last thursday.


I had almost forgotton how loud and threatening they are.


By the way, the stars were out a lot more than usual while the sky whales were away.


Oh, and the air was a lot fresher.


I'm sure there's more to be said, but a reader ...


has an imagination.


And The Google.





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