Pilot
Retirement Poem
Once the wings go on,
they never come off whether they can be seen or not. It fuses to the soul
through adversity, fear and adrenaline, and no one who has ever worn them with
pride, integrity and guts can ever sleep through the 'call of the wild' that wafts
through bedroom windows in the deep of the night.
When a good pilot or aircrew leaves the 'job' and retires, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others, who may have already retired, wonder. We wonder if he knows what he is leaving behind, because we already know. We know, for example, that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times. We know in the world of flying, there is a fellowship, which lasts long after the flight suits are hung up in the back of the closet. We know even if he throws them away, they will be on him with every step and breath that remains in his life. We also know how the very bearing of the man speaks of what he was and in his heart still is. Because we flew, we envy no man on earth.
-Author Unknown
Bravo!
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