SILVER WINGS

I've won the right to wear these Silver Wings
And see the many awesome sights
Of which the poet sings.

I've earned a place amoung the Gods of flight
Under the Sun's and moon's eternal light.

Now I can join that group so proud
Who can look down apon a cloud
And find their way across unmarked space
Where for them alone there is a place.

I can now join that honored fraternity
Whose members look into eternity
Who fly beyond the fetters of Earth
And see at once, yesterday's death
And tomorrow's birth.

I stand today upon duty's threshold here
Where opportunity is shining clear
And know that what tomorrow brings
Depends on how I guide these Silver Wings.