Up and Away

UP AND AWAY Grumbling rumbling ground falls silent She feels for freedom with delight And her wing flaps’ gentle movement Lets her scale invisible height Shining metal sheets a-polish Steeply sloping wings now fly And massive silver flying fish Great creature hauls up thru the sky Rising to the clouds and sun We hear her engines whine and strain Hold our breath and urge her on Thru the sea of mist and rain Wispy white the clouds are rent Engines sing their song now soft Purring as the tension’s spent In freedom’s sunlight here aloft