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When I Had Wings
By Meadowhawk
When I was young
I had wings
silvered and shining
smooth and cool
With them I soared
through boundless
cloud dappled skies
on an endless sea
of azure blue
I took wing
with my children
my uniformed boys
so handsome
and smiling
But the clouds
began to change
from white to gray
then
a frightening black
I shuddered
through
a crashing thunder
and a strange
burning metal rain
My wings
could not hold us
Down and down
spinning and turning
in a dizzying spiral
through
an ear splitting din
Lord save my children
Now I lay upon
this God forsaken patch
of barren Earth
battered
broken
and lonely
My wings are shorn
my children are lost
Father in Heaven
what have I done
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Copyright 2013 Meadowhawk
Author's Note:
Inspired by a photograph by Ian Broadbent and dedicated to all the brave young boys of the WW2 bomber crews. May you soar now on angel wings.Comments on "When I Had Wings"
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On Thursday, December 21, 2017, Cassette
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wrote:
This was quite a tribute... good job.
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On Sunday, July 28, 2013, FadedBlues
(2169) wrote:
...this is outstanding. fallen angels, fallen heroes...
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On Saturday, July 27, 2013, blue angel
(877) wrote:
A shining tribute, you have here, very heart wrenching :) Love it !!!
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On Saturday, July 27, 2013, NarcissusNarcosis
(94) wrote:
This is very neat, cool idea, from the perspective of a WW2 bomber...well done and nicely written! ~NN
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A former member wrote:
oh Bravo!!! I loved every ounce of this poem, beautifully done with the losing of her wings AND her children... i love it when its Not a happy ending... hoook some more up!
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