Haiku of Aviation

A little fun. I have been describing soaring to power pilots as the
Haiku of aviation, seemingly simple, but actually perhaps the most
multi-faceted. Got me thinking, why not give it a try? Anyone else
care to try?


haiku |ˈhīˌko�; ˌhīˈko�|
noun ( pl. same or -kus )
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven,
and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
• an English imitation of this:


Soaring in the spring.
Such elegance and beauty.
Haiku of the sky.

19LK

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:56:14 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

A little fun. I have been describing soaring to power pilots as the
Haiku of aviation, seemingly simple, but actually perhaps the most
multi-faceted. Got me thinking, why not give it a try? Anyone else
care to try?


haiku |?h??ko?; ?h??ko?|
noun ( pl. same or -kus )
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven,
and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
• an English imitation of this:


Soaring in the spring.
Such elegance and beauty.
Haiku of the sky.

19LK

Didn't Doris Grove publish some haiku a while back?

rj

Not quite gramatical, but who cares ?

Blue sky, white glider
In completest harmony
Slipping silently

Cheers, Charles

I feel three good bumps.
release at 12, land downwind.
forty bucks wasted.

On Apr 12, 5:18*pm, " wrote:


I have two, they're easy

tow behind a friend
cost of fuel is no concern
clouds lead me onward

and my spring so far...

above release height
dash downwind without thinking
another landout

(not that there's anything wrong with that!)

On Apr 12, 4:16 pm, Dixie Sierra wrote:
On Apr 12, 5:18 pm, " wrote:

I have two, they're easy

tow behind a friend
cost of fuel is no concern
clouds lead me onward

and my spring so far...

above release height
dash downwind without thinking
another landout

(not that there's anything wrong with that!)

Well-formed Cumulus
Strong streeting and high bases
Shame I'm stuck at work

World goes grey and white
Senses confused- where is down?
I'm inside a cloud

Last thermal dying
Glide path five hundred above---
Is that a buzzard?

Wood overtakes glass
In an upwards thermal race
But loses the glide

six hundred mile drive.
stand around in rain. no contest.
all vacation blown.

I need to study.
But since I gave Cliff a tow,
only think soaring.

On Apr 12, 9:43*pm, " wrote:
I need to study.
But since I gave Cliff a tow,
only think soaring.

Cliff Notes? ;=)))

wrote:
A little fun. I have been describing soaring to power pilots as the
Haiku of aviation, seemingly simple, but actually perhaps the most
multi-faceted. Got me thinking, why not give it a try? Anyone else
care to try?


haiku |ˈhīˌko�; ˌhīˈko�|
noun ( pl. same or -kus )
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven,
and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
• an English imitation of this:


Soaring in the spring.
Such elegance and beauty.
Haiku of the sky.


OK, i understand that there is little point but - haiku is much more
than some words in a 5-7-5 format. In any case, there no harm being done
here :-).

Tony