And the Lord spake forth unto the
heavens and said,
"Let there be Airborne."
The earth did tremble and quake
and mountains crumbled into the
sea.
The waters did rise up,
and tidal waves surged against
the shore
And all at once the day turned
into darkness,
Lightning did flash and echo across
the sky
and the winds did howl,
The clouds did part
and there came forth a multitude
of parachutes that filled the sky.
God looked down and saw this was
good.
And they were good;
they were AIRBORNE.
Besides himself, God now spake
forth again and commanded:
"Let all ye that be weak
in mind and body, arise and go forth."
And lo, from the abyss they crawled
forward with indecision
and limped weakly upon the earth.
God looked down and shook His head,
for this was pathetic.
And they were pathetic;
they were LEGS.
(Adapted from the original by LTC Robert K.
Suchke, USA SF Retired, written in 1977)
