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Originally posted by jetdrvr:
Low Flight
>
> Oh, I have slipped through swirling clouds of dust
> A few feet from the dirt,
> I've flown the C-130 low enough
> To make my bottom hurt,
> I've flown in the desert, hills and valleys,
> Mountains too,
> Frolicked in the trees,
> Where only flying squirrels flew.
> Chased the frightened cows along,
> Disturbed the ram and ewe,
> And done a hundred other things
> That you'd not care to do.
> I've smacked the tiny sparrow,
> Bluebird, robin, all the rest,
> I've ingested baby eagles,
> Simply sucked them from their nest.
> I've streaked through total darkness,
> Just the other guys and me,
> And spent the night in terror of
> Things I could not see.
> I turned my eyes to heaven,
> As I sweated through the flight,
> Put out my hand and touched,
> The Fire Warning Light.