Mysterious Flight

What an amazing woman. Wonderful poem Jennifer. I can tell that you are inspired by her life story.

Thank you, Karen! Yes, I am inspired and hope to inspire my students. I wish someone had taught me about Amelia when I was a young girl.

Wouldn't it be marvelous if they discovered a hero they could dream about. We need heros again.

I agree. Sponge Bob should not be their hero! lol

I was thinking today about the very despicable way that those students acted when they watched a fellow student being raped and did nothing. I realized that perhaps they do not know how to be noble. Noble must be taught and there are few teachers anymore.

I heard about the incident briefly on the news, but I didn't know people actually saw it happen. How dreadful.

They were taking photos of it with their cel phones but no one called for help. Noble must be taught.

Yikes! I agree and will get started today in my classroom.

Bless you Jennifer. No better work in life.

I remember when I read about Beryl Markham and wrote a poem about her. It was the same feeling, the same desire to give tribute.

I really enjoyed this, Jennifer.

Thank you, JM! I remember your poem, too. :))

An excellent portrayal of a woman who dared to fly on the wings of her dreams - well written Jennifer!

Thank you, Ruthi! I appreciate your visit and comment.

Excellent poem about Amelia!!!!


Featured in the Triple Name Club.

Always an honor, Kathryn! Thank you.

Truly a touching poem Jennifer. It screamed Amelia in the first line and you didn't let her down.

-R.

Thanks so much, Roger! It's great to see you!

She was an amazing woman for certain. She soared in so many ways. Thanks for this neat read !

Thank you, MC!

What a wonderful example she was to the women of her time and ours. A forerunner. Well-told, Jennifer!

You may be interested in this, which I heard on NPR a while ago:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1032135

I will check out the link. Thank you, Alison!

Wonderful tribute to a courageous woman. I did learn about her when I was a child but I don't believe it was in school although she may have been mentioned. I used to adore the library and started reading biographies. I was introduced to many interesting people through books. There are still heroes out there today but we have to hunt a bit to find them.
Jen you fit the profile of a hero quite well. As a teacher you inspire others to learn. I takes a very special person to become a teacher especially one that helps to mold very young minds.

You are too kind to me, dear Linda! Thank you. I'm blushing.

Are you still an avid reader, outside of gather?

I have been reading five to six books a week. Barnes & Noble and Borders love me.

I wish I had more time to read. I started a new Nora Roberts book that will likely take me a year to finish.

That is a beautiful poem. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.

Thanks, Rachel!

a beautiful tribute, jennifer. i like to go with the theory that she and noonan survived on an island (and i just read an article last week that that's a very real possibility).

Thank you, David! I read the same article. It said her remains were likely eaten by giant coconut crabs. Quite sad, don't you think?

i'd like to believe that she survived and lived for quite some time. so much more mystery to uncover.

I wouldn't mind living on a desert island for a time. Why do you think the search crews didn't find her?

i'd like to vacation on a desert island one day, but i don't think i'd much like living there. i read somewhere that she was quite a ways off course, so they might not have been looking there. another theory is the vegetation was so plush where she crashed, they wouldn't have been able to see her anyway. it's such a fascinating story.

I agree. Thanks again, David!

great poem, i loved it

Thanks for reading, Anne!

lovely tribute to a great woman, thanks for sharing

Thank you, Katharyne!

Nicely done, Jennifer.

Thank you, Marie! Have a good day!

A worthy tribute in prose poem, Jennifer. It's clear that you have been moved by learning of this unique individual, and you honor her in your writing.

Thank you, John! I'm guessing that you'd prefer to see this one written in prose form like my Anne Boleyn tribute.

What a fine biographical tribute. I wish we'd see more poems about our heroes.

I hope to do a series of them. Thanks, Chris!

I wrote of Amelia in high school. If I remember correctly I used half a dozen pages give or take. But I have no doubt you did a much better job in half a dozen stanzas give or take. This is a tantalizing tribut, I would like to see you do others, history gives us many women who were before their time. I sense that your writing here will lead some readers to seek out more knowledge of her. That in itself would prove a compliment.

You should share this style with one of your teacher friends who teachers middle or Jr high students, it would be interesting to see what/who a class of young writers would portray.

Good job pretty lady.

Thank you, dear Robert! Sadly, I don't know anyone outside of gather who teaches older students.

a little assonance poetry with photos

I wish we lived closer Jen, hiking together would be incredible. Of course I'm including James in the thought.

Of course. :))

a captivating poem about a captivating woman~

Thank you, Purrty!

PBS had an hour show about her last flight. One conclusion was she didn't follow the instructions of her navigator Fred Noonan and turned the wrong way because her "intuition" told her too. The same thing happened when she was trying find Dakar Africa on an earlier leg across the Atlantic from Brazil. Neither of them took the time to learn morse code or how to use the radio direction finder. Paul Mantz, the famous stunt pilot in Hollywood movies refused to keep giving her advice because she wouldn't listen. Her first choice of navigators worked for Pan Am decided she was not a good enough pilot for him to risk his life flying with her, so he backed out also.

Amateur radio operators heard her calling for help 3 days after she had disappeared, and the Coast Guard confirmed it. They could not see her plane which must have been intact for them to use the radio, so it is a mystery which island she landed on. Most of todays historians believe it was on Gardner Island. An old shoe and a compact were found there and they believe it was hers. The next expedition will probably find more clues.

Unfortunately her bones seem to have been misplaced in Fiji. I still wonder about the plane. Thank you for reading, brojer, and for your time in commenting. I appreciate it.

What a wonderful write about an amazing woman!

Thank you, Stacey!

Its a great poem.You showed me some new facts about her.

Thank you, babe!

Sadly begun, hopefully continuing and inspirationally wrapped up for the reader.
Wonderful writing!

Thank you, Barbara! I do appreciate your visit and comment.

This was really amazing! Amelia Earhart is one of the most interesting female aviatrix out there. This was the featured post for comment as you please today!

Thank you so much, Beth! This is my first post in a long while and I am grateful for the feature. Hugs

You are welcome Jen! I haven't done much poetry lately myself. Hope you are doing well! We really need to get together and chat again sometime!

Very interesting, Jennifer. Thanks loads for this information.

Thank you, Elizabeth!

You are at your best. The voice does not flicker; the words are carefully chosen and most importantly it has a good begining.
Try it at a contest.

tastes like life

Thank you, Kushal! I have already sent my manuscript to three universities for contests. This one wasn't included because it was written past the deadlines. Maybe next year.

This is a great venue for you. Do more like this one, sweetie. You so rocked it! hugs

Thank you for the visit and comment, Nan! Hugs

Lovely prose poem and a great tribute to an extraordinary woman. Jennifer, your poetic voice is getting stronger! I like the pared down language and the direct appeal of this piece. Nice shift. You seem to display a great deal of confidence.

Thank you, Atticus! I'm gaining confidence by writing outside of my comfort zone.
That's good practice.

Thanks, for humbly remebering the memories of such a beautiful woman.

Thank you, Darlene!

Another brilliant write Jennifer.

Thank you so much, Angie!

I just hope that the Japanese did not think her a spy and shoot her down.
She leaves us in mystery, always wondering what happened.

I hope not, too Sharon. I saw the movie today. It was quite good.

She was a brave pioneer. I wish she had made it that last time.