Thanks, folks.
John MaGee, Wilfred Owen, Sandburg and Frost, and others have had a profound effect on me, but I try to stay away from being deliberately derivative.
Sometimes, though, when I’m thinking about things like flying, I can feel MaGee back in there, in my mind, just exulting in his almost inexpressible joy.
Or I tune into Frost’s wry amusement, and studied observations.
Like them, I do this as much for my own enjoyment as for any other purpose. Glad you’re with me on that!