Riding the Griffon

• Artist: Lumanaru
• Description: A quick poem I wrote after a ride in a Ch-146 Griffon helicopter for a Family Day event at 408 Sqdn, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  
  I'm not much of a poet, I know, but I hope you like it, anyway...
• Date: 02/02/2010
• Tags: huey ride

Riding the Griffon

Walk ' cross the tarmac
Feeling Nervous
Rotor Wash whips
Up my hair.

Climb up and in
Transmission Seat
For me.

Side door left open
Banking Reveals
A View like no other.

Rotors could break,
Engine fail,
Autorotate down
to the dusty fields
Below.

Back on the ground
Laugh at my fear,
Bravado overshadowing
My inner doubt.

Mark Peterson, June 9, 2009

Comments

[kera suki]

I enjoyed the poem and was able to relate to it a bit when I flew my first plane. It was exillirating and scary at the same time.