The Magnifecent MiG

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.