by describer one

Created on: August 18, 2009

US Airways flight 1549


155 people were fortunate the other day,
Escaping disaster, and landing on a river;
Bird strikes nearly put them all in graves.

Flight 1549 was only minutes underway,
Outdoor temps enough to make them shiver;
155 people were fortunate the other day.

A sudden disaster caused unforeseen delay,
Pilot Sullenberger reacted without a quiver;
Bird strikes nearly put them all in graves.

Splashdown in the Hudson, a daring display,
A safe landing "Sully" did ultimately deliver;
155 people were fortunate the other day.

Collecting themselves, passengers began to pray,
One hard bump, then they were in the river;
Bird strikes nearly put them all in graves.

Missed a bridge narrowly as the plane fell away,
In more ways than one, water is a life giver;
155 people were fortunate the other day,
Bird strikes nearly put them all in graves.

(a villanelle on the dramatic landing of flight 1549)

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