And the Wright brothers said they thought they had invented
something that could make peace on earth
(if the wrong brothers didn’t get hold of it)
when their wonderful flying machine took off at Kitty Hawk
into the kingdom of birds but the parliament of birds was freaked out
by this man-made bird and fled to heaven
And then the famous Spirit of Saint Louis took off eastward and
flew across the Big Pond with Lindy at the controls in his leather
helmet and goggles hoping to sight the doves of peace but he did not
Even though he circled Versailles
And then the famous Yankee Clipper took off in the opposite
direction and flew across the terrific Pacific but the pacific doves
were frighted by this strange amphibious bird and hid in the orient sky
And then the famous Flying Fortress took off bristling with guns
and testosterone to make the world safe for peace and capitalism
but the birds of peace were nowhere to be found before or after Hiroshima
And so then clever men built bigger and faster flying machines and
these great man-made birds with jet plumage flew higher than any
real birds and seemed about to fly into the sun and melt their wings
and like Icarus crash to earth
And the Wright brothers were long forgotten in the high-flying
bombers that now began to visit their blessings on various Third
Worlds all the while claiming they were searching for doves of
peace
And they kept flying and flying until they flew right into the 21st
century and then one fine day a Third World struck back and
stormed the great planes and flew them straight into the beating
heart of Skyscraper America where there were no aviaries and no
parliaments of doves and in a blinding flash America became a part
of the scorched earth of the world
And a wind of ashes blows across the land
And for one long moment in eternity
There is chaos and despair
And buried loves and voices
Cries and whispers
Fill the air
Everywhere
FIVE: .CONGRATULATIONS being chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day by Poem Hunter and Team, also to the family of the late Poet
FOUR: My conclusion is that the poet did his best in a kind funny way to describe the worst occurrences. I dare say he had success! TOP Marks and to my favourites
THREE: and later between Hamas and Israel, but no third world war is called. He could no longer know the latter (about Putin, etc.) , because he died before then.
Every inventions starts with peace and welfare for humanity and ends up causing ruins and chaos! A poem that leaves one chewing the truth like bitter gourd.
(cont.) His entry to the world of journalism was writing sports for The Daily Tar Heel, and he published his first short stories in Carolina Magazine, for which Thomas Wolfe had written.'
the author: 'He attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he earned a B.A. in journalism in 1941. (cont.)
p.s. If anyone is interested in some more tame 'history', you may try my History Of The Pen..(the writing instrument; includes some history I think of paper and ink) . I may or may not have a history of books. ;) bri
Yes, next time the U.S. will let Hitler rule Europe and maybe The Americas and Japan rule the Orient and maybe Australia. So THERE! ! ! : )
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Amazing showcase of poetry, keep it up