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Ode to the Bombers

by Adrian Calhoun

Moving faster than sound,
out of nowhere they briefly appear.
Coming in the cover of darkness,
to deliver their goods.

A quick push of a button,
then a lot of thrust upward.
Screeching and howling,
his package is being delivered.

Explosions his knock,
flames and debris his calling card.
Now headed to his floating
home away from home.

These cowboys
ride horses with jet engines.
The modern day aces,
clearing the road for the cavalry.

03/25/2003

Posted on 04/03/2003
Copyright © 2024 Adrian Calhoun

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Charles E Minshall on 04/04/03 at 06:49 AM

Cavalry of the sky for cavalry below. Good poem Adrian....Charlie

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 04/05/03 at 07:23 PM

With a bold word brush you paint a picture of the task of bombers. I can see them, hear them in my mind. Oh, that it would not have to be so! But in the process save lives (in this day and age).

Posted by Michelle Calhoun on 04/05/03 at 09:54 PM

Great imagery in yet another great tribute to the war. MDC

Posted by Carl Walker on 04/07/03 at 11:46 PM

let me stand up and salute, thanks for a bold portrayal of the heroics and nobleness of those who risk their lives to uphold the dream of our freedom

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