Early Works - Men With Wings

For years untold men have looked to the sky, have tried to build wings on which to fly, like Icraus who with his wings of wax soared in the sky like a bird, but who flew to close to the sun where his wings melted and to the sea fell. Other men came and other men tried, in failure their names in time hide, but soon the missing element was found, the element, which could get them off the ground. An Albatross of plastic wings soars through the early morning sky across a channel of salty waves of which it glides just above. From Eagle and Dragonfly, man now has the ability to fly. Author’s Note: The above poem was written as a tribute to the men of the Gossamer Albatross who crossed the English Channel on the 12th June 1979. 13 June 1979