nice one David. That plod at the end reminds me of the homeward ploughman:
intentional?
bw
SallyE
on 7/10/03 12:37 pm, David Anthony at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Concorde
> March 1969-October 2003
> —first and last supersonic airliner
>
> She dated from the heady era when
> we landed on the moon—“one giant leap”
> pointed towards the stars. Though we may keep
> our dreams, I fear we won’t go there again.
> I used to pause when Concorde travelled by,
> awed by her beauty: more than just a plane,
> an aspiration soaring to reclaim
> the wonder of man’s ancient urge to fly.
> Now she’s gone as well. Humanity
> set out to challenge every bond of land
> and space. We falter now…I understand
> the world is tired and growing old like me,
> and vision bows to caution as we plod
> in slow retreat where once our giants trod.
>
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