Quotes In the Sky Part 1

The Sun regained the morning sky As the moon made its retreat While wise men sat and pondered why Upon the mercy seat There is no understanding why Countries go to war And young have to kill or die Amiss this bloody chore But one man never questioned When duty came to call Prepared to meet aggression Prepared to fight them all He stood there, in the twilight morn Scarf waving in the breeze Careful not to look forlorn And locking both his knees Scrambling 'round to and fro Like ants upon the field The ground crew, with plane in tow Prepared for this ordeal Captain Fate, climbed to his seat The cockpit snug and cold The last plane in a mighty fleet But, on the field stood bold A crewman pulled hard, the prop As the engine spit and sputtered Pointing to the guns on top "Good luck" was all he uttered Fate took his D3 albatross and faced it in the wind Waiting there, to take off And the Quoting War begin By Jerry Curtis March 15, 2014