The Hindenburg Disaster

                                                          Author: International News - Minneapolis Journal

Image:  The Harrowing Image on May 6, 1937

at Lakehurst (here)

Unfortunate Trans-Atlantic crossing
Safely from Germany onto American soil
And about to descend slowly prior to landing
But landing zone subject to bad weather turmoil

Massive gigantic white and airborne
At an altitude in throes of stormy weather
Force of winds in varied directions
Made landing a delicate maneuver

Shifting of some hydrogen gas and water
Quick action made into specific compartments
Amid chaos but part of stabilizing measures
Effected to maintain a proper shift of balance

But all it took was a spark to court disaster
Plastic-like a graphic tragedy unleashed
Showering ignited debris of light structure

Thirty-five of people on that day perished

Rosemary at Poets and Storytellers United. 

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