Ode To My Beloved

I rolled back the door, and couldn’t ignore, the sight of shocking neglect.

But there she sat, with tires all flat, a vision I found hard to reject.

I could not deny, my lacking to fly, it was revealed in a clear display.

Current no more, told the score, as I looked thru the logbook in dismay.

My passion for flight, had waned overnight, it was difficult to even conceive.

An addiction so strong, could I be wrong, but my logbook did not deceive

When all of my time, was spent so sublime, slipping the surly bonds of earth.

As I once would fly, making holes in the sky, through endless halls of mirth.

I must confess, this awful mess, is no ones fault but mine.

I have to let go, this I know, for now has come the time.

The little airplane, is not to blame, but needs to find a new home.

It must be, where it is free, to sail the skis and roam.

So with some regret, I must fret, and hang up the sign “For Sale”

I’ll do my best, to pass the test, and will not cry and wail.

For this you see, is best for me, as I am old and frail

So might this be, we’ll have to see, the start of another’s tale.

                                           For Sale

                             Experimental RV6 (N98KP)

                       180hp Lycoming O-360-A1A engine

                        Constant speed Hartzell propeller

              Total time 408 hours: airframe, engine and prop.