Running Wolves Poet Free verse

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Skid Marks In the Sky

Like angels of death
they feared no evil
the best that ever flew.

So with wings at stake
downed aircraft thunder
across the skies of blue.

Pilots are proven mortal
when mishaps occur in flight
as falling planes, a ball of flames.

Leave skid marks in the sky..

.....Dedicated to Navy Pilots....

Actual military photo of the morning after the accident.

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J Hamilton Gist January 30, 2020 at 7:17 PM Better in the sky than in your boxers for sure.

Jon Gutmacher December 20, 2019 at 9:02 AM very nice, indeed. Running Wolves December 20, 2019 at 5:06 PM Thank you very much

Caren Krutsinger December 5, 2019 at 10:20 PM Nicely done. I am sure the navy pilots are appreciative. Running Wolves December 6, 2019 at 6:05 AM It would be nice if these kind of poems didn't need to exist..

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 11, 2017 at 7:51 PM Wow. Thank you for this Robert. Poignant and excellent execution. 7 Running Wolves March 11, 2017 at 8:41 PM Thank you for your kind words.

Jill Spagnola March 11, 2017 at 5:09 PM Robert this is A definate 7+ from my gut first read. I love the way your piece gave me an awesome glimpse of what it feels like to say HOOOORAH! combined with powerful intense flow and my shared love of flying/jumping from planes in my past. Bravo! Bravo! ...and that one funny title...:)you definately gave them justice!!peace, jill Running Wolves March 11, 2017 at 5:19 PM Thank you so very kindly. When I was in the navy I served on the U.S.S. Nimitz CVN-68. We had a saying which may sound cold hearted but when a plane went down it was refered to as the breaks of naval air... alias skid marks in the sky.... meaning it was an unfortunate fact of life...thanks