[Soaring Feather]

Columbia Crew

Columbia Crew

Their dream will live

they gave their all

they were tall

Now in halls

lighting the skies... they fly

They are looking in

at the edge of time

standing on the rim

seeing the beauty

of the cosmos with

angel eyes...

Standing in the midst

of the mighty

White fleet of heaven's

angelic messengers

Yes they are tall...yes,

Gone too, soon...

bentfeather
a/k/a LMH
Copyright © 2/2003
All Rights Reserved

Touch the Chariot of Fire
*The Shuttle pictured here is not the Columbia.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Feather, One of your best. :-)

[snippy_about_it]

I remember when you wrote this feather. I'm glad you won the prize for it and had it published. Thanks for posting it here at the Foxhole.

[Professional Engineer]

Thanks miss Feather. I saw the smoke trails that day. The realization was terrible.

I was inside voting when she passed over. I didn't realize at the time, that the landing had been delayed one orbit. I've been hooked on space since I was 4, so I would have been watching the skies.

The beginning of my Space Geekhood. Me looking at Apollo 11 moonrocks.

I was able to see a shuttle once, back in 1983. I was in basic training. We were assembling from the afternoon Retreat ceremony, when she came over the base atop the 747. We broke ranks to run for a better view. Very cool!