The Aviators' Alphabet
...A is for Airspeed who graduated from Oxford
B is for Bristol with their whispering giants
C is for Convair and Canadair also
B recalls Boulton-Paul who built many Defiants.
D for De Havil...
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Categories:
northrop, conflict, flying, history, howl,
Form: Abecedarian
1st Black Astronaut-Guion Stewart Bluford Jr
...Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
Most noted
(born November 22, 1942)
is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer
and fighter pilot,
and former NASA astronaut,
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Categories:
northrop, analogy, appreciation, celebration, character,
Form: Bio
And Then I Opened That Door
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We had heard stories relating to those years
Inquisitive young minds we were, guessing so bold
Told of images so alien that would scare our inner fears
As a young boy growing up, answers...
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Categories:
northrop, angel, space, time, travel,
Form: Sonnet
The Rogue Soldier
...the “rogue” soldier
one US soldier gets blamed for killing 16 civilians in
Afghanistan,
and the whole world is chattering
like they did when the qu'rans were burned---
this time, after the 16 were...
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Categories:
northrop, life, world, soldier, perspective,
Form: Free verse