In Flight |

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In Flight

by Danny Barbare

I see the perfect Gulfstream coming
   in for a landing.
I see the Learjet with a sleek
   body.
I see the Citation hauling off
   the runway.
I see the fast twin engine Beech
   Craft.
I hear the roar of the F-16
   Falcon, the F-15 Eagle, the
   Raptor,
I see the mean anti tank Warthog
   with a Gatling gun and
   rockets,
I’m amazed at the invisible 
   Stealth Fighter and B-2,
and the electronics and speed
   of the B-1 bomber.
I see any plane everywhere 
I go. Because my older brother was
   a Galaxy C-5A Loadmaster.