It\'s common for Avions too
to have some shades of grey.
There are birds of comfort and utility,
and there are birds of prey.
Such birds in the modern times
are the birds of Mattel and fire.
They roar high in the sky,
pursuing the will of their flier.
One such bird was built in 1959
by A Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich.
It was named MiG 21 or ‘fishbed’,
the aircraft was truly speed-rich.
A delta-winged interceptor
and a successful supersonic fighter.
It was mass-produced in thousands
and also used as a ground striker.
Romancing the speed at Mach 2,
she was the intruders’ nightmare.
Fighting it in one Vs one combat,
only novices could ever dare.
Of course, times have changed now
she is caught in a quagmire.
The advent of new technology
has forced it to completely retire.
Still, it performed like in its heydays
over Kashmir in an aerial battle
It brought down a fighting falcon
it still has some teeth to rattle.
Pilots who have ever flown
this magnificent flying machine,
they swear by its name
and still, love its silvery sheen.