by Lou Marin
The mighty airplane roars through the sky.
A steel bird, behemoth on high,
manned with a courageous flight crew,
bringing destruction, committed to peace too.
A steel bird, behemoth on high,
released falcon, shrieks it’s battle cry.
Wings and tail spread out wide;
tiny rodents; enemy soldiers hide.
Manned with a courageous flight crew,
going to battle for them is nothing new.
The same spirit in their chest still sings,
since men piloted open cockpits and cloth wings.
Bringing destruction, committed to peace too,
such is the role of the venerable B-52.
Now, no one wants to fight a war,
but the sound of America’s freedom is in its roar.
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Lou Marin, a Christian grateful for Jesus’ gift to him, was born and raised in the western hills of Maine, then spent 20 plus years wandering the country and world in the United States Air Force. Maine Department of American Legion’s Historian, he is a photographer and stringer for The Maine Trust for Local News, published poet and short story writer who pens faith based devotionals. He lives in Rumford, Maine. He is author of an anthology of poems based upon his military career entitled “Dimly Seen Through The Mists,” and a book of faith based poems entitled “My Lighthouse In Troubled Times,” available through Pen It! Publications.
Lou can be reached at mbsphotog@yahoo.com or his Facebook Page. His poetry can also be read here: Dimly Seen Through the Mist: Military Poetry
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