One sketch 216) #inktober2018 prompt 27 - Thunder -

The thunderbird
Is a funny fowl
It flies from street to street
It breathes in air
And spits out fumes
Which do smell none too sweet.

Sorry, nothing else occurred in the way of verse. Ford Thunderbird, one of those iconic American car which began with the Chevy Corvette, and culminated in the Ford Mustang.

One Sketch 215) #inktober2018 prompt 26 - stretch

Mighty symbol
of power and pride
A nod to the cathedrals
of Europe
A physical stretch
And a leap of the imagination

I've told you before that I love bridges. Just looking at the Brooklyn Bridge - which spans the East River and not, as the unitiated think, the Hudson - is enough to inspire awe. How much more, then, when you know the story of its construction. A truly monumental undertaking, right up there in iconic status with the Statue of Liberty and the Epire State Building.