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Falcon

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By Andrew C McDonaldPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
Falcon
Photo by Michael Starkie on Unsplash

Winged predator soars

Hunter, Seeker, Death Bringer

Tressed, bound, enslaved, free

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The falcon, while tressed and bound, is yet free. This image is a goal for which we, as people, strive. We shall always be bound by things: Love, duty, honor, hunger, biology… …. Yet each must strive within those bounds to seek that which makes them feel free.

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Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

Never mind. I give up.

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    Written by Andrew C McDonald