[JustAmy]

3-9-05
Graphic by Billie

Water Bird

I built her from a crate of parts,
That filled up my garage.
Piles of tubes with nuts, and bolts,
Would be the fuselage.
Another pile of tubes and wire,
With fabric made the wings.
The engine and propeller on,
Would make this baby sing.
A hull made out of fiberglass,
Made sure she floated high.
On concrete she could use her wheels,
In seconds she could fly.
She wasn’t fast like other birds,
But she was such a blast.
I miss my little water bird,
She was my first, not last.

Conspiracy Guy 5/10/2004
aka DIF © 2003 - 2005

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

I thought that was C.G. as soon as I read the first line.

[Laura Earl]

Can't see bird pic, but know what she looks like. ;)

[Darksheare]

'Noon!

[Conspiracy Guy]

My little bird. Thanks for repost.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I love-love that graphic! Very cute. I hope everyone here at Amy's place is healthy and having spring show it's face where y'all are !

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all so much for the precious poem and graphic!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Wednesday!

[Jack Deth]

Outstanding poem, CG!

Great graphics too!

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WHERE'S MY EAR SCHPLITTIN' LOUDEN~BOOMER?

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Two weekends ago I visited the Museum Udvar~Hazy
A wonderful place for History and Quality Time
Though some there thought I was crazy
To note one missing plane in the section "Cold War"-

How can you honor the planes of the 1960s
Without honoring the "Thunderchief", F-105?
Oh, the Navy has its "Bug Ugly", Phantom F-4
That did everything it was asked and Morey

From the Delta to Hanoi, boonies and sticks
Right beside its ugly cousin the Grumman A-6
Slow and tandem crewed, minus guns;
With hard-points for Napalm and "Snake-Eyes" Glori

There was a gap that needed a fix
Quite noticeable and that's no joke or jive
Where was my long and lean, deafeningly loud and mean Multi~Tasked baby, the "Thud"?-

Take a huge honking reliable engine
Slap on angled~in intakes and swept back wings
A needle at the nose and one or two guys up front
And for making war you have just the thing

Drop bombs?... No sweat!..."Wild Weasel"?... You bet!
Burn an acre of jungle in a pass
Then jam SAM Radars while heading "Downtown"
So a "Linebacker" BUF makes it back without a scratch.

Jack Deth~ 03/09/05

[tuliptree76]

Wow! Passed 700.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Howdy all!