Face To Face With Death

The day I met the airplane face to face
Just going out to work awhile that day
Never knew I could be meeting death's race
Working for Census Bureau_month of May

Just going out to work awhile that day
Client list in hand maps to draw that's grand
Working for Census Bureau__month of May
Lovely drive early spring __last stand

Client list in hand maps to draw that's grand
Never thought that this could be last journey
Lovely drive early spring blooms__last stand?
Didn't know God had my life in hand_not on gurney

Never thought that this could be last journey
But when that airplane I met on a curve
Didn't know God had my life in hand_not on gurney
Pilot out window motion_already swerve

But when that airplane I met on a curve
Never knew that I could be meeting death's race
Pilot out window motion_already swerve
The day I met the airplane face to face...

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Date: 8/3/2011 7:53:00 PM
Congrats Sara on your pantoum being featured this week on poetry soup. Vince
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Date: 8/3/2011 1:50:00 PM
Congrats on that narrow miss being selected. Love, daver
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Date: 8/1/2011 9:26:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week on PoetrySoup Sara. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/31/2011 6:29:00 PM
Congrats Sara on your featured poem this week on PS ..so honored to be sharing along with u luv as we all read this delightful poetry luv..
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Date: 12/10/2010 9:54:00 AM
very interesting i think that you stubble over your words a bit but, your concept was clear keep it up
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Date: 12/5/2010 9:34:00 AM
Interesting and fascinating write, Sara. We all have the unknown factor of death in our horizon, and you have expressed it well here. i hope this was not a life experience, as I have had a few like this myself. Keep the pen flowing! Dan C
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Date: 12/5/2010 6:05:00 AM
Very interesting story,Sara.One of the sweet works I read this evening.
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Date: 12/5/2010 5:24:00 AM
i'm speechles. jhl
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Date: 12/4/2010 2:01:00 PM
Makes me want to learn more about this fascinating story, Sara. SCARY!
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Date: 12/4/2010 12:46:00 PM
Soup Mail Reply Sara...
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Date: 12/4/2010 10:11:00 AM
That would be a scare to last a lifetime. Thank you for reading and commenting. Love, Joyce
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Date: 12/4/2010 8:56:00 AM
Thanks for letting me know, Sara. Even after all this time, this memory must be haunting. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 12/4/2010 7:49:00 AM
Oh my goodness, Sara! Did this really happen to you? What a terrible experience. Must have been earlier this year during the Census. I just can't imagine making a curve and finding a plane with the pilot hanging out the window! You've seen more than enough tragedy. Hope despite your husband's surgery and your pain, you can find some happiness this holiday season. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 12/4/2010 7:45:00 AM
Very awesome and frightening experience you had 20 years back. Sara
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Date: 12/4/2010 7:35:00 AM
About 20 years ago this happen to me.I was going to work in another county and going around a blind curve came face to face with an airplance coming down the center of the road. He had had to emergency land..I was younger and thought and reacted fast.I went off the road kept going over and over and then the pilot was able to move off center and his wing did not come close.The pilot was hanging out of the window yelling motioning for me to get over.Was in our local paper but I was not..Sara
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Date: 12/4/2010 7:29:00 AM
What a story Sara.. and thank God for His protection that day ..in May.. must have been a horrible feeling.. a well written account of this memory my friend.. enjoyed with luv.. Soup Mail.
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