<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Pattern Pilot's Lament<br><br>The first contest of the season<br>is but a month away<br>I have not flown yet this year<br>and won't fly again today<br><br>The yard needs cleaning<br>the deck needs staining<br>I did get it power stripped<br>but now it's raining<br><br>The new plane still waits in the box<br>I gaze in the workshop and feel a tear<br>it looks like old faithful will be my mount<br>yet another year<br><br>But new thoughts sustain me<br>I have hope a new day will dawn<br>and I will be flying once more<br>instead of mowing the lawn<br><br>I look forward to great times with great friends<br>discussing the the finer points of a roll<br>a steak at the Roadhouse, a beer and a laugh<br>these things elevate the soul<br><br>To all my friends in D4 and D5<br>I hope to see you soon on the
trail<br>but I ask you to be kind when I push the wrong stick<br>and reveal it with my tail<br><div> </div>Bob Kane<br>getterflash@yahoo.com<div><br></div></div><br>
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