A poem for those stuck at home while Tony Flys to AWO

As I sit at my desk pouting, I dream of airways and airports.   

 I dream of Arlington, airplanes, and acquaintances.  Avionics and avgas too.

I sit here thinking that I could be aviating, checking my altitude and setting up my approach.   

Time.  Throttle.  Turn.  Twist.  Talk.  It dances in my head like day dreams on a rainy afternoon.   

I check the weather, wonder what it's like.  Trim  into the wind I tell myself.   

Oh the sound of aerobatic engines throbbing away while I nap in my chair next to the taxi-way.   

Don't forget the look in the eyes of a grandpa with grandson as he steps out of his cub.   

Ahhhh.... Is that Jet-A I smell?

 

Chris Claborne, 7/2003