Sunday, December 9, 2012

Challenger


I live just south of the space coast
delicate estuary where birds abound
flight the common denominator
I’ve always wanted to be a bird

I love lift off
I love inflight
I love coming down
none of it without stress

I want to be a bird
magnificent frigate
soaring

I want to be a bird
I love inflight
looking down

Expanse of sweet globe home
I love looking down
magnificent frigate

No more flights into space
there are better ways
to learn about the universe

Still, an era has passed
we seem to pass more quickly
through eras as life speeds up

I would like to slow down
bland spectrum doesn’t fill
innate need to fly

 t Hat old bird

1 comment:

  1. So true....we do seem to pass more quickly through eras as life speeds up. And for me, it is sad to have known the time of the first space shuttle, and now that era is over with. It was exciting for a time!

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