Have I ever written that geese sound rather like politicians? Of course I have. This immense gathering of geese gabbling away on the thin ice of their world, certainly suggest they do. We can barely see them in this photo, all gathered around the patch of open water, the flock stretching as far as the open water stretches. Only fat and feathers protects them from the cold. There are those that fly a short distance, then try a safe landing a few feet from the flock. The landing is not always so safe, their flat webbed feet sending them sliding across the ice. Not one of them fell, spreading their wings for balance. Maybe my metaphor isn’t quite right. Politicians never skate on thin ice. Or not - politicians often skate on thin ice!!
“A perfect metaphor: something important, solemn,
while still easy to understand.”
~ A.D.Aliwat, In Limbo
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