Helicopters fly
Gray and Green
Against a gray sky
Whoom-puh, Whoompuh
Blades cut through air
Shake leaves
Rattle glass
People watch from below.
Fly at night
Fly in day
Going where? When?
Today, tomorrow.
Young men, young women
Sons and daughters all
Fly across
A town of People
Whoom-puh, Whoompuh
Beating of their hearts
And
Beating of blades:
Same sound.
This was originally published September 12, 2012
Camp
Pendleton is just 20-30 miles from us. When we lived even closer, we
could hear war maneuvers. Helicopters, munitions, half-tracks on the
beach---means something was about to happen.
So, why is this being posted now?
