They looked up to the sky
wondering how the birds might
Men in their minds worked
puzzling over to flight
Time after time they tried
always another glitch
falling apart at the seams
so unlike the finch
trials they persevered
eager to gain height
broken bones and wings
brothers were named Wright
higher and higher we fly
looking beyond the loon
forging a further frontier
what marvel to walk on the moon
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It took commitment (day in and day out) for men who wanted to fly to build that dream. It takes (daily) commitment, a focus forward, and stamina to strive toward a relationship with our God.
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.”
Philippians 3:13
Shared today with the folks at Poet’s United Poetry Pantry.
penned in moon dust 
guess human will continue to study to reach the unreachable… from simple ideas expanding and expanding.
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I sometimes wonder how you come up with such good stuff day in and day out. I loved reading it.
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a great tribute to these hard working, almost obsessed innovators….whenever I fly, I still cannot believe this amazing achievement…nicely penned!
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A relationship with God. I wonder how many really have that. It is something that we will never know. My feeling is not many, otherwise there would not be so much man made suffering in this world. Of course I am not counting all the disingenuous lip service.
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I think we need hindsight to realize the difference between the genius and lunatic… But for sure it took hard work.
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Indeed..Leslie…the Wright brothers dreamed of flying, and once that was accomplished ‘Man’ dreamed of flying higher. And after walking on the moon, there are still more dreams. Really, where would we be without our dreams?
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An interesting comparison.
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They say that sky is the limit but maybe not quite. There is always a way to go further and higher.
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I love the inspirational message in your poem and comments, Leslie. Beautifully uplifting.
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Dreams are what push the adventurers, great write!
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Another great poem from you Leslie. Incorporating a bit of history in there, lovely. To the moon, universe and beyond 🙂
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I wonder what other wonderful things we would come up with if we were not fighting each other all the time, or is that the reason we are so inventive? Should we be allowed to reach the stars when we can’t live peaceably on Earth?
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How exhilarating it would’ve been, that moment of their first successful flight. The poem speaks beautifully of perseverance and toil that is often overlooked when the focus is placed solely on the end result.
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Yes lets rise above.
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