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demoninlove
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since 2000-02-11
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Dehradun

0 posted 2000-09-05 11:52 PM


ODE TO THE WRIGHT BROTHERS

The stage was set on Kill Devil Hill
For the Greatest Act of the human race
The actors - two - of indomitable will
Entered with firm and determined face.

In All of Kitty Hawk there were five
Who arrived as audience on that day.
Four men, one boy made up the five
Who saw man leave the earth that day.

Wilbur Wright, the elder of the two,
Stepped back and gestured Oriville in
To the Strangest Contraption ever seen
Made of canvas, wires, rubber and tin.

Wilbur stepped up and pulled the string
The Homemade Engine to life came
Oriville gently accelerated to bring
Around the nose of the Airplane.

The propeller whirled true and fast
The ` FLYER 'started its bumpy run
Faster and still faster till at last
Against the Earth it's battle it won

Lurching like a drunkard on the road
It staggered into the air at last
Carrying with it, its 340 KG load
And the Future of the World recast.

Forever will the World be justly proud
Of the Brothers WILbur and OriVILLE
Who had the vision to scatter the cloud
And subjugate the sky to Free Mans Will




© Copyright 2000 Deepak Menon - All Rights Reserved
pegasus111
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since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa
1 posted 2000-09-06 01:47 AM


just gotta love it as ex USAF...well done..

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

Isis
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since 1999-09-06
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2 posted 2000-09-06 11:18 PM


I LOVE history brought to life through poetic verse, so a huge good on ya! from me..  

*Friendship is a horizon - which expands whenever we approach it...*
~Isis~Goddess~~Sovereign of the Spirit~



LM
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since 2000-08-03
Posts 585

3 posted 2000-09-07 03:36 PM


What a great idea to write about WRIGHT    
Great tribute, they did change the face of the world...
Take Care!< !signature-->

"Did I ask too much?
More than a lot
You gave me nothing
Now it's all I got..."
U2/One




[This message has been edited by LM (edited 09-07-2000).]

demoninlove
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Dehradun
4 posted 2000-09-09 08:20 AM


Theirs was a passion far exceeding the passion of puny mortals like most of us. Undeterred and hampered by ignorance and a primitive scientific base - they were driven to achieve - by a passion that defies description - and so they - the creators - deserve odes and ballads in their honor!!
Deepak


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